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Recurrent pericarditis: Autoimmune or autoinflammatory?

Autoimmunity Reviews, 2012
Idiopathic recurrent acute pericarditis (IRAP) represents the most troublesome complication of acute pericarditis and occurs in up to 20-50% of patients. It is generally idiopathic or postcardiac injury. IRAP is a disease of suspected immune-mediated pathogenesis.
Maestroni S, Di Corato PR, Cumetti D, Chiara DB, Ghidoni S, Prisacaru L, Cantarini L, Imazio M, Penco S, Pedrotti P, CAFORIO, ALIDA LINDA PATRIZIA, DORIA, ANDREA, Brucato A.   +12 more
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Colchicine for recurrent pericarditis in children

Acta Paediatrica, 1998
The incidence of recurrence of acute pericarditis in children varies from 15% to 30% and is accompanied by a high morbidity. Various treatment modalities have been used with variable success rates and side effects. La Serna et al. (Lancet 1987; 26: 1517) were the first to treat adults with recurrent pericarditis with colchicine, and were followed by ...
A, Yazigi, L C, Abou-Charaf
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Recurrent pericarditis: Infectious or autoimmune?

Autoimmunity Reviews, 2008
The etiology and pathogenesis of idiopathic recurrent acute pericarditis (IRAP) remain controversial standing like a bridge that crosses infectious, autoimmune and autoinflammatory pathways. Anything may cause acute pericarditis; Echo-virus, and Coxsackie are the most frequently involved viruses, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Coxiella burnetii the ...
BRUCATO A, MAESTRONI S, CUMETTI D, THIELLA G, ALARIA G, BRAMBILLA G, IMAZIO M, DORIA, ANDREA, PALMIERI G, ADLER Y.   +9 more
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Treatment of refractory recurrent pericarditis

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, 2007
We report a difficult case of a 45-year-old woman with refractory recurrent pericarditis, who was treated with several different medical therapies, pericardial window, and pericardiectomy. This case suggests that more invasive diagnostic and therapeutic choices, such as pericardial window and pericardiectomy, should be carefully considered for possible
Imazio M, Cecchi E, Correndo L, D'Oulx EA, Doronzo B, Trinchero R   +5 more
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Recurrent Pericarditis in Myhre Syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, 2013
AbstractMyhre syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by pre‐ and postnatal short stature, brachydactyly, facial dysmorphism (short palpebral fissures, maxillary hypoplasia, prognathism and short philtrum), thick skin, muscular‐appearing body build, decreased joint mobility, mixed hearing loss, and cleft lip and palate.
Picco P, Naselli A, Pala G, Marsciani A, Buoncompagni A, MARTINI, ALBERTO   +5 more
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Acute and Recurrent Pericarditis

2014
Acute and recurrent pericarditis are the most common disorders involving the pericardium. There are few available epidemiological data and the exact incidence and prevalence of acute and recurrent pericarditis are unknown. However, acute pericarditis is recorded in about 0.1 % of hospitalized patients and 5 % of patients admitted to the Emergency ...
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Treatment of recurrent pericarditis with colchicine

European Heart Journal, 1994
Corticosteroid therapy, because of its frequent and severe side effects should be avoided if possible, and colchicine may be an effective substitute in steroid-dependent recurrent pericarditis. The aim of our study was to assess the usefulness of colchicine in recurrent pericarditis before initiating corticosteroid treatment.
A, Millaire, P, de Groote, E, Decoulx, L, Goullard, G, Ducloux   +4 more
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Recurrent pericarditis.

Duodecim; laaketieteellinen aikakauskirja, 2018
Recurrent pericarditis is the most common and problematic complication of acute pericarditis. After acute pericarditis, the pericarditis recurs in 20 to 50% of the patients. In most cases the etiology of pericarditis remains unclear, although it is generally thought to arise by an immunological mechanism. NSAID medication in combination with colchicine
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Treatment of recurrent pericarditis in elderly

European Journal of Internal Medicine, 2023
Maria Grazia MASSARO, Antonella GALLO, Massimo MONTALTO, Raffaele MANNA   +3 more
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[Recurrent pleural pericarditis].

Revue des maladies respiratoires, 1996
Primary pulmonary lymphoma is a rare disorder often clinically latent. We report a case of a pulmonary lymphoma diagnosed following a recurrent pleuro-pericarditis and its progress to a diffuse lymphoma of high-grade malignancy.
A, Jego, D, Paillotin, A, Cuvelier, H, Tilly, J F, Muir   +4 more
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