Pericarditis constrictiva in a 10-year-old boy after influenza A virus infection.
Pericarditis constrictiva is caused by fibrotic degeneration of the pericardium and leads to impaired diastolic ventricular filling. The diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis in children remains challenging and often requires a multimodal approach. We present a case of a pericarditis constrictiva in a 10-year old boy after influenza A virus infection. Clinicians should be aware of this complication, especially in patients with symptoms of exertional dyspnea and congestive heart failure.
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University Children's Hospital Zurich, 8032, Zurich, Switzerland. daniel.quandt@kispi.uzh.ch
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D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009980:Influenza A virus; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male; D010492:Pericardiectomy / Q000379:methods; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 Sep;36(3):502-10
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