Key result
A case report of a 35-year-old man with fever and nonproductive cough illustrates the potential role of pericardial biopsy in establishing the etiologic diagnosis of acute pericarditis.
Why the study?
Does pericardial biopsy help establish the etiologic diagnosis in acute pericarditis?
Population
1 35-year-old male with fever and nonproductive cough, presenting for etiologic diagnosis of acute…
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Pericardial biopsy may aid etiology in select acute pericarditis; leaves open routine use without prospective validation.
Case Report (n=1)
Does pericardial biopsy help establish the etiologic diagnosis in acute pericarditis?
Pericardial biopsy may be useful in establishing an unsuspected etiologic diagnosis in cases of acute pericarditis.
Jayne Barr (1955) conducted a case report in Acute pericarditis (n=1). Pericardial biopsy was evaluated. A case report of a 35-year-old man with fever and nonproductive cough illustrates the potential role of pericardial biopsy in establishing the etiologic diagnosis of acute pericarditis.
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