Constrictive chronic pericarditis in children

• Published in: Cardiology in the young Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 210 - 213
• Main Authors: Ferreira, S M A Gomes, Ferreira, A Gomes, do Nascimento Morais, A, Paz, W Siriano, Silveira, F A Alves
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.03.2001
• Subjects: Child; Chronic Disease; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Male; Original Article; pericardial disease; Pericarditis, Constrictive - diagnosis; Pericarditis, Constrictive - etiology; Pericarditis, Constrictive - physiopathology; restrictive pericarditis; pericardial disease; restrictive pericarditis

Constrictive pericarditis is a uncommom disease in children. We have now encountered pericardial thickening as the cause of severe constrictive physiology in two patients, one also having haemodynamic features of restrictive cardiomyopathy. Both patients, who had refractory ascites and evidence of i...