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Persistent Untreated Pericardial Effusion Leading to Congestive Hepatopathy

1Department of Dermatology, Beaumont Hospital-Trenton, MI

2Department of Internal Medicine, Beaumont Hospital-Dearborn, MI

3Department of Cardiology, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2023, Vol. 11 No. 2, 33-36
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-11-2-7
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Chiara Rosenbaum, Jamila Asif, Amer Kadri, Rajiv John. Persistent Untreated Pericardial Effusion Leading to Congestive Hepatopathy. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2023; 11(2):33-36. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-11-2-7.

Correspondence to: Chiara  Rosenbaum, Department of Dermatology, Beaumont Hospital-Trenton, MI. Email: chiara.rosenbaum@beaumont.org

Abstract

Congestive Hepatopathy (CH) is an important differential diagnosis when evaluating patients who present with right upper quadrant pain, hyperbilirubinemia, and jaundice. We describe a 54-year-old male with a chronic pericardial effusion who develops cholestatic jaundice and acute hepatic injury as a result of early cardiac tamponade. This case report demonstrates the challenges in diagnosing congestive hepatopathy and reviews the pathophysiology that leads to variable presentations of the condition.

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