title: Drug induced pericarditis in a patient with chronic renal failure.
abstract: Drug induced pericarditis is reported very rarely. We presented a patient with pericarditis due to antituberculosis therapy induced pericarditis and chronic renal failure. We did not find clinical and serologic findings of pseudo-lupus clinical symptoms and pericarditis regressed in a short time with cessation of antituberculosis drugs and initiated steroid.
authors.affiliation: Cukurova University, Medical School, Department of Cardiology and Nephrology, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bozkurt
authors.forename: Saime
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paydaş
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications*; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents