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H:
Adult man, 79-years-old,
ascites and hepatosplenomegaly
INFO/WWW:
Constrictive pericarditis is an encasement of the heart in a non-expansible
pericardium - usually after tuberculosis - but may follow any cause of pericarditis,
e.g. caused by viral infections (coxsackie), malignant pericarditis or uraemia,
trauma (operation) and Radiotherapy. Pericarditis may cause pericardial
effusion.
D:
Constrictive pericarditis.
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