Hemopericardium in chronic kidney disease: An uncommon manifestation of pericarditis with a bloody pericardial effusion

Jackson Martin BS, Brian Williams MD, Mohammed Otahbachi MD

ABSTRACT

Patients with end-stage renal disease are at increased risk for the development of uremic pericarditis or dialysis-associated pericarditis, and either comorbidity can be complicated by pericardial effusion. Patients with end-stage renal disease complaining of dyspnea and chest pain demand a robust differential diagnosis, which can delay an appropriate intervention. Here we describe a patient with pericarditis and hemopericardium causing symptomatic pericardial effusion.

Keywords: Uremic hemopericardium, uremic pericarditis, pericardiocentesis

Article citation: Martin J, Williams B, Otahbachi M. Hemopericardium in chronic kidney disease: An uncommon manifestation of pericarditis with bloody pericardial effusion. The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles 2023;11(47):55–60
From: School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Covenant Campus, Lubbock, Texas
Submitted: 2/8/2023
Accepted: 4/2/2023
Conflicts of interest: none
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