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[Acute effusive-constrictive pericarditis in influenza A]
N Reichman1, N Kaufman, E Flatau
1Dept. of Medicine B, Central Emek Hospital, Afula.
Harefuah
|January 15, 1997
Summary
Influenza A can cause acute effusive-constrictive pericarditis, a rare complication. While corticosteroids offered partial relief, surgical pericardiectomy was ultimately needed for this severe cardiac condition.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Infectious Diseases
- Pathology
Background:
- Constrictive pericarditis is a known complication of viral infections, rheumatoid disease, radiation, and neoplasms.
- Influenza infections typically cause mild perimyocardial involvement, rarely progressing to constriction or cardiac tamponade.
- A single prior case of influenza A-induced cardiac tamponade was documented in 1986.