Why the study?
Parasitic constrictive pericarditis is a rare clinical entity.
Parasitic constrictive pericarditis is a rare condition that can be successfully managed with targeted antiparasitic therapy and radical pericardiectomy.
May inform rare parasitic pericarditis management; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Parasitic constrictive pericarditis is a rare entity. We present a case of a 75-year-old man who presented with dyspnea, ascites, and pedal edema and was found to have constrictive pericarditis on multimodality imaging with positive serology for Strongyloides Stercoralis. Treatment required ivermectin and radical pericardiectomy with significant clinical improvement. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)
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