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Pericardial effusion in an infant with severe respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 June 2012

Husein Dabbah ,
Daniel Glikman  and
Zeev Zonis
Husein Dabbah*
Affiliation:
Pediatric Pulmonology Service, Western Galilee Hospital, Nahariya, Israel The Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Galilee, Israel
Daniel Glikman
Affiliation:
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Service, Western Galilee Hospital, Nahariya, Israel The Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Galilee, Israel
Zeev Zonis
Affiliation:
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Western Galilee Hospital, Nahariya, Israel The Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Galilee, Israel
*
Correspondence to: Dr H. Dabbah, Senior Pediatric Pulmonologist, Pediatric Pulmonology Service, Western Galilee Hospital, PO Box 21, Nahariya 22100, Israel. Tel: +97249107523; Fax: +97249107239; E-mail: h_dabbah@rambam.health.gov.il
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Abstract

Respiratory syncytial virus is the most common pathogen causing lower respiratory tract infection in infants. Respiratory syncytial virus infection is also associated with a number of extrapulmonary manifestations, including the cardiac system. Pericardial effusion, however, is a very rare occurrence with respiratory syncytial virus infection. We report a very young infant with respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis whose clinical course was associated with pericardial effusion, treated conservatively.

Keywords

Extrapulmonary manifestationscardiovascular systemchildren

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Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , April 2013 , pp. 299 - 300
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012 

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