Acute brachial neuritis following influenza vaccination
Open Access
- 28 November 2012
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in BMJ Case Reports
- Vol. 2012 (nov27 1)
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2012-007673
Abstract
A 48-year-old man presented to accident and emergency with syncope on a background history of 3 weeks of increasing shortness of breath. He collapsed at home prompting admission. He was a smoker with a 30-pack-year history. On examination, he was found to be tachypnoeic and hypoxic, with a raised JVP and quiet heard sounds. He was haemodynamically stable and a chest x-ray showed right upper-lobe collapse. His resting ECG demonstrated electrical alternans prompting urgent referral to the cardiologist for echocardiography. This revealed a large pericardial effusion with evidence of right ventricular diastolic collapse. In view of this, he underwent urgent pericardiocentesis. A subsequent CT scan showed bilateral pleural effusions and multiple lung nodules. Both pericardial and pleural fluid cytology were reported as metastatic non-small cell adenocarcinoma. The pericardial fluid continued to reaccumulate requiring a pericardial window. He was referred to the oncology team for palliative chemotherapy.Keywords
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