Acute nonspecific pericarditis complicated by the development of a fibrous pericardium.

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Case Reports1 August 1952ACUTE NONSPECIFIC PERICARDITIS COMPLICATED BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FIBROUS PERICARDIUMJOSEPH K. FREILICH, M.D.JOSEPH K. FREILICH, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-37-2-388 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe clinical entity of acute nonspecific pericarditis has been clearly defined.1, 2, 3It is characterized by a history of an antecedent respiratory infection, followed after an interval of from several days to several weeks by the development of the signs and symptoms of pericarditis with effusion. These consist of paroxysmal substernal or precordial pains, usually severe, and usually aggravated by coughing, deep breathing or motion. In addition, one finds fever, leukocytosis, increased sedimentation rate and a pericardial friction rub. An associated pneumonitis or pleural effusion is not uncommon. There are characteristic electrocardiographic changes consisting of RS-T elevations and T...Bibliography1. BarnesBurchell ARHB: Acute pericarditis simulating acute coronary occlusion, Am. Heart J. 23: 247, 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Burchell HB: Acute non-specific pericarditis, Modern Concepts of Cardiovascular Disease, 16: 3, 1947. Google Scholar3. LevyPatterson RLMC: Acute serofibrinous pericarditis of undetermined cause, Am. J. Med. 8: 34, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. TaubenhausBrams MWA: Aureomycin in acute nonspecific pericarditis, J. A. M. A. 142: 973, 1950. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. HarrisonWhite MBPD: Chronic constrictive pericarditis; a follow-up study of 37 cases, Ann. Int. Med. 17: 790, 1942. LinkGoogle Scholar6. Harrington SW: Chronic constrictive pericarditis. Partial pericardiectomy and epicardiolysis in twenty-four cases, Ann. Surg. 120: 468, 1944. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. LuisadaFleischner AAFG: Studies of fluorocardiography: tracings of the left ventricle in myocardial infarction, Acta cardiol. 4: 308, 1948. Google Scholar8. GillickReynolds FGWF: Clinical application of electrokymography, California Med. 70: 1, 1949. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Received for publication March 30, 1951.From the Department of Medicine, The Chicago Medical School and the Mount Sinai Hospital. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byScalloping: Various signs in the chestRecurrent PericarditisRecurrent acute pericarditis: Follow-up study of 31 patientsConstrictive pericarditis following Coxsackie virus infectionAcute nonspecific pericarditis complicated by the development of constrictive pericarditisKlinik und Therapie des PanzerherzensElectrocardiographic abnormalities in acute, convalescent, and recurrent stages of idiopathic pericarditisErkrankungen des PerikardHerz- und Kreislaufstörungen bei InfektionskrankheitenHerz- und Kreislaufstörungen bei InfektionskrankheitenPERICARDIECTOMY FOR MASSIVE RECURRENT PERICARDIAL EFFUSION*†ROBERT JAY JAFFE, M.D., HAROLD KALLMAN, M.D.Newer laboratory aids in the differential diagnosis of acute pericarditisAcute Non-Specific Pericarditis. 1 August 1952Volume 37, Issue 2Page: 388-393KeywordsFeversGratitudeHospital medicineLeukocytosisPericardiumPleural effusionPneumonitisRadiologistsSigns and symptomsUpper respiratory tract infections ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...