Objective: Silent pericardial effusion is frequently observed in patients with anorexia nervosa. The nature of the pericardial fluid could never be established, as pericardiocentesis was ethically unfeasible. Method: We describe the case of a girl with anorexia nervosa in whom an initial, clinically irrelevant pericardial effusion increased rapidly, making pericardiocentesis necessary to prevent cardiac tamponade. Results: It was thus possible to exclude the inflammatory or infectious nature of the pericardial fluid, although the pathogenesis of this cardiac alteration remains obscure. Conclusion: Echocardiographic examination appears to be strongly advisable in patients with anorexia nervosa.
Pericardial effusion requiring pericardiocentesis in a girl with anorexia nervosa / N. Polli, S. Blengino, M. Moro, D. Zappulli, M. Scacchi, F. Cavagnini. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS. - ISSN 0276-3478. - 39:7(2006), pp. 609-611.
Pericardial effusion requiring pericardiocentesis in a girl with anorexia nervosa
M. ScacchiPenultimo
;F. CavagniniUltimo
2006
Abstract
Objective: Silent pericardial effusion is frequently observed in patients with anorexia nervosa. The nature of the pericardial fluid could never be established, as pericardiocentesis was ethically unfeasible. Method: We describe the case of a girl with anorexia nervosa in whom an initial, clinically irrelevant pericardial effusion increased rapidly, making pericardiocentesis necessary to prevent cardiac tamponade. Results: It was thus possible to exclude the inflammatory or infectious nature of the pericardial fluid, although the pathogenesis of this cardiac alteration remains obscure. Conclusion: Echocardiographic examination appears to be strongly advisable in patients with anorexia nervosa.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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