Pregnancy complicating irradiation-induced constrictive pericarditis.
A case is reported of a 24-year-old primigravida who had severe effusive constrictive pericarditis secondary to mediastinal irradiation following chemotherapy for Hodgkin's disease. Pregnancy was threatened by serious maternal cardiovascular complications, and a non-viable fetus was born spontaneously and prematurely. Patient was completely asymptomatic before pregnancy.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000209:etiology*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects