Makdisi George, Hooker Robert, Caldeira Christiano
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA.
Ann Transl Med. 2017 Aug;5(15):308. doi: 10.21037/atm.2017.04.43.
Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) associated with tuberculous pericarditis after lung transplantation is a very rare entity. Here we report a unique case of cardiac tamponade due to tuberculous pericarditis, in a patient 4 months after single right lung transplantation, the patient underwent a subxyphoid pericardial window. The pericardial effusion analysis showed exudate effusion with high level of lymphocyte concentration. Both patient and donor didn't have history of TB or TB Exposure.
肺移植后并发结核性心包炎的肺结核是一种非常罕见的情况。在此,我们报告一例独特的因结核性心包炎导致心脏压塞的病例,患者在单右肺移植4个月后,接受了剑突下心包开窗术。心包积液分析显示为渗出液,淋巴细胞浓度高。患者和供体均无结核病史或结核接触史。