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Case Reports
. 1999 Apr;22(4):316-8.
doi: 10.1002/clc.4960220414.

Transient effusive-constrictive pericarditis due to chemotherapy

T Woods  1 , B Vidarsson, D Mosher, J H Stein
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Case Reports

Transient effusive-constrictive pericarditis due to chemotherapy

T Woods et al. Clin Cardiol. 1999 Apr.

Abstract

Commonly used chemotherapeutic agents, specifically cytarabine and daunorubicin, can cause effusive-constrictive pericarditis. We describe a case of transient effusive-constrictive pericarditis in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia. This is the first case report of a patient with transient effusive-constrictive pericarditis due to chemotherapy.

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