RESUMO
Pericardial effusions and cardiac tamponade are rare and severe complications of leukemia. They often develop during the radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or infections in the course of leukemia. However, some cases present with pericardial effusion and tamponade. We report a three-year-old girl who was admitted with cardiac tamponade and needed urgent pericardiocentesis. Clinical evaluation and laboratory results revealed myeloid markered-T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and pericardial invasion. She is the youngest patient with cardiac tamponade who was diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the English-language literature.
Assuntos
Tamponamento Cardíaco/etiologia , Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras/complicações , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , HumanosRESUMO
A case of neonatal respiratory distress due to a pedunculated nasopharyngeal dermoid is presented with its MRI assessment. The dermoid was removed without complications. Nasopharyngeal teratomas are uncommon, consisting of tissues from all three germ layers with varying degrees of differentiation. Symptoms arise during the neonatal period and are associated with airway obstruction. MRI can be performed for contemporary assessment. The first goal of management is to establish a safe and protected airway using complete surgical excision.
