Why the study?
Despite pleural effusions occurring in 40-60% of patients with constrictive pericarditis, constrictive pericarditis is not readily entertained in patients with undiagnosed pleural effusions.
Constrictive pericarditis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with undiagnosed recurrent pleural effusions.
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Constrictive pericarditis merits consideration in undiagnosed recurrent pleural effusions; single case leaves open need for confirmation.
Alabi et al. (2022) studied this question.
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