Constrictive pericarditis, pyopericardium, and tamponade with rheumatoid arthritis.
Constrictive pericarditis and pyopericardium with tamponade in a patient and rheumatoid arthritis is described. No fever was recorded despite a litre of pus in the pericardial sac, perhaps because of previous treatment with hydrocortisone. Echocardiography is a diagnostic advance.
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology*; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000209:etiology*; D013492:Suppuration