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Indian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volume  9, Issue 2, April – June 2023, Pages 89-92
 

Case Report

Pericardial Tamponade in Infant with upper Respiratory Tract Infection

Manas Mitra1 , Bumika Rajpal2 , Anita Rawat3 , Kishalay Datta4

1 First year Trainee, 2 First year Resident, 3 Senior Consultant, 4 Director and HOD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, Delhi 110088, India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijem.2395.311X.9223.6

Abstract

Infectious pericarditis is a rare phenomenon in the era of antibiotics and vaccines. The number of patients with Haemophilus influenzae are rising (in rare cases) and commonly affect the adult population. Haemophilus influenzae is rarely seen in children due the advancement of vaccination. We describe a case where a 1 year infant suffering from cardiogenic shock, its management in the emergency room.
 


Keywords : Pericardial tamponade; Haemophilus influenzae; Cardiogenic shock.
Corresponding Author : Manas Mitra