Primary idiopathic chylopericardium presenting with cardiac tamponade

Abstract

Chylopericardium generally occurs after thoracic surgery or trauma. Primary idiopathic chylopericardium is an extremely rare condition especially in children and young adults. In recent years, a few case reports have been published on primary idiopathic chylopericardium due to lymphatic leak and fistula into the pericardium [1, 2, 3]. In this report, we described a 4-year-old boy with primary idiopathic chylopericardium presenting as cardiac tamponade.