Right atrial rhabdomyosarcoma presenting with recurrent pericardial effusion and haemoptysis: a case report

Right atrial rhabdomyosarcoma presenting with recurrent pericardial effusion and haemoptysis: a case report

We report on a 33-year-old female with exudative pericardial effusion and elevated ADA enzyme initially thought to be tuberculous. Atrial rhabdomyosarcoma was diagnosed when pericardial effusion recurred, and haemoptysis developed while on treatment for tuberculosis.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Samuel Alomatu, Kipepo Kona, Kandathil Thomas, Khaled Elmezughi, Chukwuma Ekpebegh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAMJ 2020-07-01
Series:PAMJ Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma
cardiac tumour
pericardial effusion
haemoptysis
mthatha
south africa
Online Access: https://www.clinical-medicine.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/3/121/pdf/121.pdf

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