| Literature DB >> 496454 |
A J Marshall, W C Brownlee, G Keen.
Abstract
Constrictive pericarditis and pyopericardium with tamponade in a patient and rheumatoid arthritis is described. No fever was recorded despite a litre of pus in the pericardial sac, perhaps because of previous treatment with hydrocortisone. Echocardiography is a diagnostic advance.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 496454 PMCID: PMC1000377 DOI: 10.1136/ard.38.4.387
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Rheum Dis ISSN: 0003-4967 Impact factor: 19.103