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A 65-year-old female presented with a 3-month history of non-exertional chest pain and breathlessness. She was referred to cardiology. A CXR was performed (Image 1). An echocardiogram was arranged and a large pericardial effusion was found. This was drained and a sample sent to microbiology, none was sent for cytology. There was no growth from the sample. After a period of 6 months, a follow-up CXR (Image 2) was performed which generated a CT (Images 3a, b) of the thorax.
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Joarder, R., Crundwell, N. (2011). Case 53. In: Case Studies in Chest Imaging. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-838-6_53
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