A Case of Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis with Chronic Pericarditis

A 66-year-old male with chronic pericarditis accompanied by idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis was originally admitted for cardiac tamponade. A firm diagnosis was obtained only after the patient's sudden death when autopsy was performed. Chest X-rays showed cardiac enlargement and pleural effu...

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Published in:	Internal Medicine Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 414 - 417
Main Authors:	SASSA, Hiromi, KONDO, Junichiro, TSUBOI, Hideyuki, SONE, Takahito, TSUBONE, Mikio
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Japan The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 1992
Subjects:	Aged cardiac tamponade Cardiac Tamponade - diagnosis Chronic Disease chronic heart failure Diagnostic Errors Humans hydronephrosis Hydronephrosis - diagnosis Male pericardial fibrosis Pericarditis - complications Pericarditis - diagnosis Retroperitoneal Fibrosis - complications Retroperitoneal Fibrosis - diagnosis
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Summary:	A 66-year-old male with chronic pericarditis accompanied by idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis was originally admitted for cardiac tamponade. A firm diagnosis was obtained only after the patient's sudden death when autopsy was performed. Chest X-rays showed cardiac enlargement and pleural effusion. Echocardiogram revealed bright echo density on the myocardium. (Internal Medicine 31 : 414-417, 1992)
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	0918-2918 1349-7235
DOI:	10.2169/internalmedicine.31.414