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. 1989 May;44(5):442–443. doi: 10.1136/thx.44.5.442

Pericardial actinomycosis with cardiac tamponade from a contiguous thoracic lesion.

A D Slutzker 1, W D Claypool 1
PMCID: PMC461862  PMID: 2763250

Abstract

A case of acute pericardial tamponade due to actinomycotic infection is reported, in which computed tomography showed a mass adjacent to the heart and a pericardial effusion. The patient had aggressive medical treatment with penicillin and survived.

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