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Serous pericardial effusion

MedGen UID:
868755
•Concept ID:
C4023160
•
Disease or Syndrome
HPO: HP:0011853

Definition

Accumulation of serous fluid (pale yellow and transparent fluid) in the pericardial sac. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSerous pericardial effusion

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Hemopericardium in the acute clinical setting: Are we ready for a tailored management approach on the basis of MDCT findings?
Valente T, Pignatiello M, Sica G, Bocchini G, Rea G, Cappabianca S, Scaglione M
Radiol Med 2021 Apr;126(4):527-543. Epub 2020 Nov 2 doi: 10.1007/s11547-020-01303-x. PMID: 33136215
The international system for reporting serous fluid cytopathology-diagnostic categories and clinical management.
Pinto D, Chandra A, Crothers BA, Kurtycz DFI, Schmitt F
J Am Soc Cytopathol 2020 Nov-Dec;9(6):469-477. Epub 2020 Jun 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jasc.2020.05.015. PMID: 32620534
Diagnosis and surgical management of pericardial effusion due to paragonimiasis.
Wu Y, Zhou Y, Jin X, Li Y, Li H, Dai J, Wang G, Wu C
Int J Infect Dis 2019 Jun;83:102-108. Epub 2019 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.03.032. PMID: 30930185

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Rheumatic fever-mimicking carditis as a first presentation of chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection.
Toubo T, Ohga S, Takada H, Suga N, Nomura A, Ohno T, Hara T
Acta Paediatr 2006 May;95(5):614-8. doi: 10.1080/08035250500371821. PMID: 16825143
Cardiac tamponade caused by serous pericardial effusion in patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Kurian MS, Reynolds ER, Humes RA, Klein MD
J Pediatr Surg 1999 Sep;34(9):1311-4. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(99)90000-3. PMID: 10507418

Diagnosis

Siblings with lethal primary pulmonary hypoplasia and compound heterozygous variants in the AARS2 gene: further delineation of the phenotypic spectrum.
Kiraly-Borri C, Jevon G, Ji W, Jeffries L, Ricciardi JL, Konstantino M, Ackerman KG, Lakhani SA
Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud 2019 Jun;5(3) Epub 2019 Jun 3 doi: 10.1101/mcs.a003699. PMID: 30819764Free PMC Article
Rheumatic fever-mimicking carditis as a first presentation of chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection.
Toubo T, Ohga S, Takada H, Suga N, Nomura A, Ohno T, Hara T
Acta Paediatr 2006 May;95(5):614-8. doi: 10.1080/08035250500371821. PMID: 16825143
Cardiac tamponade caused by serous pericardial effusion in patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Kurian MS, Reynolds ER, Humes RA, Klein MD
J Pediatr Surg 1999 Sep;34(9):1311-4. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(99)90000-3. PMID: 10507418
Prenatal diagnosis of a fetal ventricular diverticulum associated with pericardial effusion: successful outcome following pericardiocentesis.
Johnson JA, Ryan G, Toi A, Smallhorn J
Prenat Diagn 1996 Oct;16(10):954-7. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0223(199610)16:10<954::AID-PD981>3.0.CO;2-X. PMID: 8938069
Early prenatal diagnosis of ventricular diverticulum complicated by serous pericardial effusion.
Carles D, Maugey-Laulom B, Habboud H, Alberti EM, Weichhold W, Léger F
Prenat Diagn 1995 Aug;15(8):778-80. doi: 10.1002/pd.1970150817. PMID: 7479600

Therapy

Cardiac tamponade caused by serous pericardial effusion in patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Kurian MS, Reynolds ER, Humes RA, Klein MD
J Pediatr Surg 1999 Sep;34(9):1311-4. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(99)90000-3. PMID: 10507418

Prognosis

Siblings with lethal primary pulmonary hypoplasia and compound heterozygous variants in the AARS2 gene: further delineation of the phenotypic spectrum.
Kiraly-Borri C, Jevon G, Ji W, Jeffries L, Ricciardi JL, Konstantino M, Ackerman KG, Lakhani SA
Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud 2019 Jun;5(3) Epub 2019 Jun 3 doi: 10.1101/mcs.a003699. PMID: 30819764Free PMC Article
Rheumatic fever-mimicking carditis as a first presentation of chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection.
Toubo T, Ohga S, Takada H, Suga N, Nomura A, Ohno T, Hara T
Acta Paediatr 2006 May;95(5):614-8. doi: 10.1080/08035250500371821. PMID: 16825143
Cardiac tamponade caused by serous pericardial effusion in patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Kurian MS, Reynolds ER, Humes RA, Klein MD
J Pediatr Surg 1999 Sep;34(9):1311-4. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3468(99)90000-3. PMID: 10507418
Prenatal diagnosis of a fetal ventricular diverticulum associated with pericardial effusion: successful outcome following pericardiocentesis.
Johnson JA, Ryan G, Toi A, Smallhorn J
Prenat Diagn 1996 Oct;16(10):954-7. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0223(199610)16:10<954::AID-PD981>3.0.CO;2-X. PMID: 8938069

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