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==History and | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
The frequency and severity of the symptoms varies with the stage of infection and the degree of [[pericardium|pericardial]] involvement. | The frequency and severity of the symptoms varies with the stage of [[infection]] and the degree of [[pericardium|pericardial]] involvement. | ||
*Majority of the patients may be '''asymptomatic''', presenting with an increase in the cardiac silhouette on [[chest x ray]]. | |||
*Majority of the patients may be '''asymptomatic''', presenting with an increase in the cardiac silhouette on chest x | *Symptomatic patients may present with the following: | ||
::*[[Chest pain]] (characteristically sharp and pleuritic in nature, exacerbated by inspiration and relieved by sitting up and leaning forward) | |||
*Symptomatic patients present with the following: | ::*[[Breathlessness]] | ||
::*[[Chest pain]] | |||
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::*[[Malaise]] | ::*[[Malaise]] | ||
::*[[Fever]] | ::*[[Fever]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S.; Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S.
History and Symptoms
The frequency and severity of the symptoms varies with the stage of infection and the degree of pericardial involvement.
- Majority of the patients may be asymptomatic, presenting with an increase in the cardiac silhouette on chest x ray.
- Symptomatic patients may present with the following:
- Chest pain (characteristically sharp and pleuritic in nature, exacerbated by inspiration and relieved by sitting up and leaning forward)
- Breathlessness
- Malaise
- Fever
- Cough
- Ankle edema and/or ascites