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==Symptoms== | ==Symptoms== | ||
===Pericarditis=== | |||
* [[Fever]] | * [[Fever]] | ||
* Pleuritic [[chest pain]] | * Pleuritic [[chest pain]] | ||
* [[Cough]] (either dry or productive) | |||
* [[Fatigue]] | |||
* [[Anxiety]] | |||
* [[Breathlessness]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Pericarditis is the most common clinical manifestation of cardiovascular disease in patients with AIDS. However, majority of the cases of pericardial effusion are asymptomatic and are found incidentally on a chest x-ray showing increased cardiac silhouette. Symptoms vary with the type of cardiac disease in AIDS.
Symptoms
Pericarditis
- Fever
- Pleuritic chest pain
- Cough (either dry or productive)
- Fatigue
- Anxiety
- Breathlessness