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Sandhya Biswal1, Rudra Pratap Mahapatra2, Anirban Kundu1
1AIIMS Bhubaneswar, Pathology and Lab Medicine, Bhubaneswar, India.
Background:
Chronic constrictive pericarditis (CCP) is usually caused by the fibroinflammatory reaction of the visceral and parietal pericardium that encase the heart. The cause of CCP is various including tuberculosis, trauma, prior surgery, radiation, and malignancy.
Material And Methods:
We examined the pericardiectomy specimen of a case of CCP in a 17-year-old boy.
Results:
The histopathology of the pericardium revealed pericardial ossification bony remodeling and hematopoiesis within the intertrabecular marrow spaces. No granulomatous or neoplastic etiology was identified.
Conclusion:
Idiopathic pericardial ossification can cause CCP in pediatric patients.
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