Rheumatic constrictive pericarditis : a case report and review of the literature
Date
1981-05
Authors
Przybojewski, J. Z.
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Publisher
Health and Medical Publishing Group -- HMPG
Abstract
A case of calcific constrictive pericarditis in a young White woman with a convincing history of previous acute rheumatic fever complicated by a possible valvular lesion is presented. Cardiac catheterization confirmed the suspicion of significant cardiac compression. Successful pericardiectomy was carried out, but microscopical examination of the excised pericardium failed to demonstrate a cause. In view of the strong past history of acute rheumatic fever and mild mitral insufficiency demonstrated at cardiac catheterization, the author proposes that the cardiac constrictive pericarditis was of reumatic origin. A review of the literature on the association between rheumatic infection and constrictive pericarditis follows.
Description
The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
Keywords
Pericarditis, Rheumatic fever
Citation
Przybojewski, J. Z. 1981. Rheumatic constrictive pericarditis : a A case report and review of the literature. SA medical journal, 2 May: 682-686.