Primary idiopathic chylopericardium

Primary idiopathic chylopericardium is rare and represents a fraction of all pericardial effusions in the pediatric population. Most cases of chylopericardium occur as a complication of cardiac surgery or after trauma. They may also be caused by tuberculosis, neoplasm, or congenital lymphangiomatosi...

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Published in:Pediatric radiology 2003-05, Vol.33 (5), p.357-359
Main Authors: OSSIANI, Mohamad H, MCCAULEY, Roy G. K, PATEL, Hitendra T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cardiomegaly - diagnostic imaging
Chyle - diagnostic imaging
Chyle - metabolism
Diagnosis, Differential
Diseases of the cardiovascular system
Diseases of the pericardium
Female
Heart
Humans
Infant
Male
Medical sciences
Pericardial Effusion - diagnostic imaging
Pericardial Effusion - therapy
Radionuclide Imaging
Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects)
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Primary idiopathic chylopericardium is rare and represents a fraction of all pericardial effusions in the pediatric population. Most cases of chylopericardium occur as a complication of cardiac surgery or after trauma. They may also be caused by tuberculosis, neoplasm, or congenital lymphangiomatosis. Primary idiopathic chylopericardium is a rare disease with unknown etiology. In assessing pediatric patients with an enlarged cardiac silhouette one should be aware of this entity and its presentation. We report two cases of primary idiopathic chylopericardium, one of which at 6 weeks of age is the youngest case to our knowledge so far reported.
ISSN:0301-0449
1432-1998
DOI:10.1007/s00247-003-0885-x