Pericardial effusion associated to a rare disease – An interdisciplinary challenge

█ Case report

DOI: 10.26430/CHUNGARICA.2017.47.1.46

Authors:
Illés Blanka¹, Ágoston Gergely², Morvay Zita³, Séllei Ágnes³, Janáky Márta⁴, Kovács László⁵, Varga Albert²
¹Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar, ¹II. számú Belgyógyászati Klinika és Kardiológiai Központ, ²Családorvosi Intézet, ³Radiológiai Klinika, ⁵Szemészeti Klinika, ⁵Reumatológiai és Immunológiai Klinika, Szeged

Summary

The symptoms of giant cell arteritis are often nonspecific and pericardial effusion is a rare manifestation of the disease. The case report describes a patient presented with newly diagnosed pericardial effusion. After the detailed investigation the final diagnosis was giant cell arteritis, which explained the patient’s earlier symptoms. After the initiating of adequate therapy, the patient’s symptoms rapidly decreased and the pericardial effusion disappeared.

Pericardial effusion associated to a rare disease – An interdisciplinary challenge

ISSUE: CARDIOLOGIA HUNGARICA | 2017 | VOLUME 47, ISSUE 1

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