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. 2005 Nov;16(7):528-30.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2005.09.006.

Epstein-Barr virus-associated pericarditis and pericardial effusion: case report and diagnostic aspects

Barak Zafrir  1 , Ariel Aviv, Noga Reichman, Edith Flatau
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Epstein-Barr virus-associated pericarditis and pericardial effusion: case report and diagnostic aspects

Barak Zafrir et al. Eur J Intern Med. 2005 Nov.

Abstract

We report the case of a 39-year-old patient suffering from acute pericarditis accompanied by considerable pericardial effusion, most probably secondary to acute Epstein-Barr virus infection, an etiology uncommonly reported with pericardial inflammation and effusion. Diagnostic aspects and the approach to etiologic evaluation are discussed.

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