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*A majority of the patients may be asymptomatic, and they may present with an increase in the cardiac silhouette on a [[chest x ray]]. | *A majority of the patients may be asymptomatic, and they may present with an increase in the cardiac silhouette on a [[chest x ray]]. | ||
*Symptomatic patients may present with the following: | *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]] | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-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.
- A majority of the patients may be asymptomatic, and they may present with an increase in the cardiac silhouette on a 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