Spontaneous Pneumopericardium in a Patient of Lymphangioleiomyomatosis and Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Rare Case Report

Abstract

Klein Dantis, Rajat Saxena and Ravindra Dewan

Pneumopericardium is a rare entity and is usually reported as a complication of trauma [1].We are reporting a rare case of Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) coexisting with sputum positive miliary tuberculosis presenting with pneumopericardium. LAM is a rare lung disease of unknown etiology, exclusively affecting women of reproductive age group and is characterised by proliferation and infiltration of pulmonary interstitium with atypical smooth muscle cell. LAM causes pleural complications especially pneumothorax and chylothorax, but it has not been reported to cause pneumopericardium. However pulmonary tuberculosis is known to cause pneumopericardium but coexistence of LAM with Pulmonary tuberculosis is a rare presentation

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