Erdheim-Chester Disease: An Unusual Etiology of Recurrent Massive Pericardial Effusion

Can J Cardiol. 2020 Nov;36(11):1832.e11-1832.e13. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2020.04.040. Epub 2020 May 8.

Authors

Jiayi Lin¹, Si-Qi Tang¹, Jun-Cheng Chen², Ya-Han Zhang³, Qing Zhang⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China.
² Department of Nuclear Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China.
³ Department of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China.
⁴ Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China. Electronic address: qzhang2000cn@163.com.

PMID: 32437730
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2020.04.040

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Biopsy
Erdheim-Chester Disease / complications*
Erdheim-Chester Disease / diagnosis
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / methods
Male
Middle Aged
Pericardial Effusion / diagnosis
Pericardial Effusion / etiology*
Pericardium / diagnostic imaging*
Positron-Emission Tomography
Recurrence
Severity of Illness Index