Cardiac tamponade in an HIV-infected patient with disseminated lung adenocarcinoma

Authors

  • Juan Francisco García-Granado Neurology Unit, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0670-7069
  • Cristian Carmelo Almeida-González Digestive System Service, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
  • Borja Santana-Ojeda Endocrinology and Nutrition Unit, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
  • María Belén Alonso-Ortiz Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
  • Jerónimo Artiles Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32818/reccmi.a8n2a12

Keywords:

lung adenocarcinoma, HIV, cardiac tamponade, point-of-care ultrasonography

Abstract

We present a case of a patient with HIV infection who was admitted to the Internal Medicine Unit because of a constitutional syndrome associated with symptoms of airway and digestive tract compression and right latero-cervical adenopathies, all in the context of a disseminated cervico-mediastinal neoplasm of an unknown primary origin, whose definitive diagnosis was established by histopathological and immunohistochemical techniques. During his admission, the patient developed incomplete Horner's syndrome and cardiac tamponade, which were diagnosed by clinical and bedside ultrasound, respectively, demonstrating the great usefulness of this diagnostic tool in the early recognition of medical conditions and associated acute complications.

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Published

2023-08-31

How to Cite

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García-Granado JF, Almeida-González CC, Santana-Ojeda B, Alonso-Ortiz MB, Artiles J. Cardiac tamponade in an HIV-infected patient with disseminated lung adenocarcinoma. Rev Esp Casos Clin Med Intern [Internet]. 2023 Aug. 31 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];8(2):97-100. Available from: https://www.reccmi.com/RECCMI/article/view/844

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