Cytomegalovirus hemopericarditis. Report of 1 case with histologic confirmation

An otherwise healthy woman presented cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection with an haemorrhagic pericardial effusion. This disease was successfully treated by a pericardial window and corticoid administration. CMV antibody titers and observation of CMV inclusions in the pericardial biopsy (fig. 1) confirmed the infection by CMV.