Occult constrictive pericarditis in infancy. Documentation by rapid volume expansion.
Occult constrictive pericarditis complicating purulent pericarditis and meningitis is reported in a four-month-old infant. The diagnosis by noninvasive studies and the value of rapid volume expansion in this setting are discussed in detail.
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002306:Cardiac Volume; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000175:diagnosis*