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L Dion

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PubMed1996

Acute ascites with blunt cardiac rupture.

A unique case of acute ascites following blunt cardiac rupture is reported. A 32-year-old woman was admitted to another hospital and transferred to the authors' institution in cardiopulmonary shock with a very distended abdomen 2.5 h after a motor vehicle accident. Laparotomy was immediately performed and revealed 4 to 5 L of crystal clear fluid and a severe liver congestion. Cardiac tamponade was suspected and confirmed through a transdiaphragmatic pericardial window. Sternotomy was performed and a single right atrial appendage laceration identified, which was successfully repaired. The literature regarding blunt traumatic cardiac rupture is briefly reviewed, and the possible pathophysiology of ascites in a blunt traumatic cardiac rupture is discussed.

Accidents, Traffic↗
PubMed1986

[Joint manifestations in chronic T-cell lymphocytosis and neutropenia].

The authors report the case of a patient suffering from chronic T-cell lymphocytosis and neutropenia (CTLN), detected from seropositive rheumatoid arthritis with attacks of fever. The distinctive features of CTLN, isolated from other forms of chronic T-cell lymphoid leukemias, are recalled. The frequency and nature of joint signs found during this new hematologic entity are described.

Agranulocytosis↗