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AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKAEMIA WITH PERI-CARDIAL EFFUSION CAUSING CARDIAC TAMPONADE
L Mutai1, F Abdallah, F Kaiser
1Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
Abstract:
Peri-cardial effusion is most commonly associated with tuberculous infection in the developing world. Peri-cardial effusion causes symptoms when it is large or when it has accumulated rapidly. Non-tuberculous causes of peri-cardial effusion include bacterial infections, uraemia, viral infections, rheumatic fever, connective tissue disorders, post - peri-cardiotomy syndromes and malignancy. We present a case of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia first presenting as a large peri-cardial effusion causing tamponade.
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