10 January 2021 : Case report
A Rare Case of Acute Pleuropericarditis as a Complication of Permanent Pacemaker Insertion
Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents
Małgorzata Chlabicz12ABCDEFG*, Piotr Jakim1BCD, Małgorzata Zalewska-Adamiec1ACDEF, Magdalena Róg-Makal1ACDEF, Sławomir Dobrzycki1ABDEFDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.928188
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e928188
Figure 2. (A) Echocardiographic parasternal long-axis view displaying a pericardial effusion behind the posterior wall (red arrow) and effusion in the left pleural cavity (blue arrow). (B) Apical 4-chamber view shows correctly located ventricular electrode (green arrow). (C) Lung ultrasound displaying a left pleural effusion (blue arrow) and pericardial effusion (red arrow). (D) Computed tomography of the chest showing fluid behind the posterior wall of the left ventricle (red arrow) and effusion in the left pleural cavity (red arrow).