HIV induced pericarditis history and symptoms
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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 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