Drug induced pericarditis in a patient with chronic renal failure.
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.
Bozkurt
Abdi
A
Cukurova University, Medical School, Department of Cardiology and Nephrology, Adana, Turkey.
Paydaş
Saime
S
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*
D000995:Antitubercular Agents