Acute pericarditis is a common disease caused by inflammation of the pericardium, usually benign and selflimited and can occur as an isolated or as a manifestation of a systemic disease entity. Other symptoms of pericarditis may include dry cough, fever, fatigue, and anxiety. Due to its similarity to the pain of myocardial infarction heart attack, pericarditis can be misdiagnosed as a heart attack. Pericarditis uremica sintomas, causas, medicamentos, diagnostico, y diagnosticos erroneos. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. It is typically better sitting up and worse when lying down or breathing deeply. Caso clinico pediatrico acute pericarditis, complicated by pericardial effusion in a pediatric patient. Marta guillen marzo servicio cardiologia hospital universitario joan xxiii. Pericarditis is inflammation of the pericardium the fibrous sac surrounding the heart. Of the many causes, the most frequently encountered include acute idiopathic pericarditis and viral infections. The pain may also be felt in the shoulders, neck, or back. Pericarditis trastornos cardiovasculares manual msd version. Symptoms typically include sudden onset of sharp chest pain.
Acute myocardial infarction can also cause pericarditis, but the presenting symptoms often differ enough to warrant diagnosis. Alice leites do canto mendez, noelia brandon, carmen paes. Uremic pericarditis is associated with azotemia, and occurs in about 610% of kidney failure patients. Cardiac tamponade was a frequent complication, associated with the purulent etiology. Pericarditis aguda complicada con derrame pericardico. However, the degree of pericarditis does not correlate with the degree of serum bun or creatinine elevation. Miocarditis, pericarditis y endocarditis revision bibliografica. Pericarditis is an inflammatory disorder of the serous pericardium resulting from a primary insult to the heart or is secondary to a systemic disorder. The most common symptoms of pericarditis are characteristic chest pain and fever. Pericarditis trastornos cardiovasculares manual msd.