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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Pericardial tamponade in an adult suffering from acute mumps infection |
| Creators Name: | Kahlfuss, S., Flieger, R.R., Mankertz, A., Yilmaz, K. and Roepke, T.K. |
| Abstract: | Here, we report a case of a 51-year-old man with acute pericardial tamponade requiring emergency pericardiocentesis after he suffered from sore throat, headache, malaise, and sweats for two weeks. Serological analyses revealed increased mumps IgM and IgG indicating an acute mumps infection whereas other bacterial and viral infections were excluded. In addition, MRI revealed atypical swelling of the left submandibular gland. Whereas mumps has become a rare entity in children due to comprehensive vaccination regimens in western civilizations, our case highlights mumps as an important differential diagnosis also in adults, where the virus can induce life-threatening complications such as pericardial tamponade. |
| Source: | Case Reports in Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1687-9627 |
| Publisher: | Hindawi |
| Volume: | 2016 |
| Page Range: | 7980936 |
| Date: | 12 October 2016 |
| Official Publication: | https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/7980936 |
| PubMed: | View item in PubMed |
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