Pericarditis induced by high-dose cytarabine therapy.
Pericarditis with tamponade developed in a patient treated with high-dose cytarabine for acute lymphocytic leukemia. Evidence suggests that this was a direct complication of his treatment.
D000328:Adult; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000139:chemically induced; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000139:chemically induced*
D003561:Cytarabine