Acute benign pericarditis.

Acute non-specific pericarditis.

Incidence Acute non-specific pericarditis (acute benign pericarditis; acute idiopathic pericarditis) has been recognized for over 100 years (Christian, 1951). In 1942 Barnes & Burchell described fourteen cases of the condition and since then several series of cases have been published (Krook, 1954; Scherl, 1956; Swan, 1960; Martin, 1966; Logue & Wendkos, 1948). Until recently Swan's (1960) seri...

[Diagnosis and management of acute pericardial syndromes].

Essentially, acute pericardial syndromes include acute pericarditis and cardiac tamponade. This article focuses on the diagnosis and management of acute pericarditis. In Spain, most cases of acute pericarditis whose etiology is not apparent at initial clinical presentation are either idiopathic or viral pericarditis, which follow a benign or self-limiting clinical course (although tamponade may...

Acute pericarditis due to perforation of a benign mediastinal teratodermoid into the pericardial sac.

Acute benign pericarditis in infancy.

Acute benign pericarditis is becoming more frequently recognized. Carmichael, Sprague, Wyman and Bland (1951) describe a series of 50 cases, and, in a review of the literature, suggest that the syndrome is becoming more common, especially in young adults. Friedman, Ash, Harris and Lee (1952) record the syndrome in infants of 5 months and 3 months of age respectively. A third possible example of...

Cardiac involvement in a patient with clinical and serological evidence of African tick-bite fever

BACKGROUND Myocarditis and pericarditis are rare complications of rickettsiosis, usually associated with Rickettsia rickettsii and R. conorii. African tick-bite fever (ATBF) is generally considered as a benign disease and no cases of myocardial involvement due to Rickettsia africae, the agent of ATBF, have yet been described. CASE PRESENTATION The patient, that travelled in an endemic area, p...

Pericarditis: a rare complication of fully covered self-expandable metallic stent in postoperative benign anastomotic stricture.

Benign esophageal strictures are traditionally treated by endoscopic dilation with bougies or balloons [1,2]. Fully covered, self-expandable, metallic stents (SEMS) have been used in the treatment of benign esophageal disease, with the benefits of removability and low incidence of tissue hyperplasia [3]. However, significant complications, such as stent migration, recurrent stricture, or erosio...