Blunt trauma as a suspected cause of delayed constrictive pericarditis: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011 Introduction Constrictive pericarditis is a heterogeneous disease with many causes. Traumatic hemopericardium is an uncommon initiating cause. We report the case of a man developing constrictive pericarditis after blunt chest trauma, in order to ...
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Multimodal imaging in constrictive pericarditis: a case report of cardiac cirrhosis [PDF]
, 2023 Constrictive pericarditis is a rare cause of ascites and cardiac cirrhosis. We present the case of a 36-year- old male patient with a history of cirrhosis of unknown etiology, who consulted for refractory ascites, dyspnea, and lower limb swelling ...
Lucía Barriales-Revilla +6 more
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JACC: Case Reports, 2020 A 72-year-old man on rivaroxaban developed effusive constrictive pericarditis secondary to hemopericardium. His condition improved with anti-inflammatory therapy supporting a diagnosis of transient constrictive pericarditis.
Vardhmaan Jain, MD +6 more
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Case report: Epstein–Barr virus and constrictive pericarditis—An unusual combination
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023 Constrictive pericarditis is a chronic inflammatory process that can lead to heart failure if not diagnosed and treated correctly. Although Epstein–Barr virus (EBV)–related pericarditis is a very rare condition, it should still be considered for a ...
Mario Panebianco +8 more
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A case report of constrictive pericarditis: a forgotten cause of refractory ascites
Radiology Case Reports, 2020 Constrictive pericarditis is well known but rare and commonly forgotten cause of ascites. Early diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis is difficult due to absence of typical cardiopulmonary signs and multiple vague symptoms and its insidious course.
Mohammad Barry, MD +2 more
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Effect of prednisolone on inflammatory markers in pericardial tuberculosis: A pilot study [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Pericardial disorders are a common cause of heart disease, and the most common cause of pericarditis in developing countries is tuberculous (TB) pericarditis.
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Effusive-constrictive pericarditis, hepatitis, and pancreatitis in a patient with possible coxsackievirus B infection: a case report [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Coxsackie B is a viral pathogen that presents with various invasive diseases in adults. Historically, the majority of adult cases with pericarditis or myocarditis have been attributed to coxsackievirus B.
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A rare case of constrictive pericarditis with Budd–Chiari syndrome due to right atrial thrombosis
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2021 Patients living with HIV (PLWH) with previous pulmonary tuberculosis, presenting with disproportionate ascites to peripheral congestion, should alert the clinician to consider constrictive pericarditis and Budd–Chiari syndrome (BCS).
Somasundram Pillay, Nokwazi Moffat
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Constrictive pericarditis in a post–renal transplant patient: a case report [PDF]
, 2014 INTRODUCTION: Constrictive pericarditis is a rare complication in the post–renal transplant period. It poses a diagnostic dilemma even in the modern era. Its incidence is not known and tuberculosis is implicated in some of the cases. CASE PRESENTATION: A
Chaminda Kularathne +3 more
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Tuberculous Constrictive Pericarditis [PDF]
, 2015 Introduction: Constrictive pericarditis is characterized by constriction of the heart secondary to pericardial inflammation. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is useful imaging modality for addressing the challenges of confirming this ...
Ali, Aamir +5 more
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