Pericardial Tamponade in an Adult Suffering from Acute Mumps Infection

Here, we report a case of a 51-year-old man with acute pericardial tamponade requiring emergency pericardiocentesis after he suffered from sore throat, headache, malaise, and sweats for two weeks. Serological analyses revealed increased mumps IgM and IgG indicating an acute mumps infection whereas o...

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Main Authors: Sascha Kahlfuss, Robert Rainer Flieger, Annette Mankertz, Kadir Yilmaz, Torsten Kai Roepke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7980936
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