Pericarditis or myocarditis: still a clinical problem

Post-vaccinial pericarditis and myocarditis.

Cardiac complications of smallpox vaccination have been reported in a small number of cases but are much less common than neurological or dermatological reactions. Cangemi reported a case of acute pericarditis occurring i6 days after primary vaccination in a 56-year-old man with apparent full recovery (Cangemi, I958). During the I962 smallpox outbreak, 3 cases of cardiac involvement after vacci...

Meckel's diverticulum--still a clinical problem.

MECKEL'S DIVERTICULUM is a remnant of the omphalomesenteric duct. This observation was first made by Johann Meckel in 1809. Normally this embryonic structure is obliterated about the fifth to seventh week of intrauterine life. When this fails to occur the following anomalies may be found: 1. Complete or incomplete omphalomesenteric fistula. 2. Meckel's diverticulum. 3. Enterocysts. These anomal...

I Brazilian guidelines on myocarditis and pericarditis.

60 - Pericarditis, Pericardial Tamponade, and Myocarditis

usually deadly, it can be painfully disabling if not treated appropriately. Pericardial tamponade is a potentially deadly result of pericardial effusion. Such an effusion can develop from pericardial inflammation or cardiac trauma. Unfortunately, the early features of tamponade can mimic those of other diseases and lead to initial misdiagnosis. Acute myocarditis is relatively uncommon, but it i...

Myocarditis, pericarditis and other pericardial diseases.