Open AccessPericardial effusion in severe iron deficiency anemia
Author(s) -
Manoj Lakhotia,
Jagdish Singh,
Hansraj Pahadia,
Harish Kumar,
Sanjeev Sanghvi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
heart india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2321-6638
pISSN - 2321-449X
DOI - 10.4103/2321-449x.140235
Subject(s) - medicine , pericardial effusion , anemia , effusion , iron deficiency anemia , iron deficiency , surgery
Two female patients presenting with shortness of breath on routine activity, were found to have severe iron deficiency anemia and moderate transudative pericardial effusion. With the correction of iron deficiency anemia, pericardial effusion disappeared in both patients. Moderate pericardial effusion occurring with severe anemia has not been described in the literature