A young lady with hypotension and engorged neck veins.
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The classical Beck’s triad is not usually seen in slow-developing effusion. However, the presence of pallor, dry skin and prolonged progressive fatigue suggest a long-drawn process. The possibilities to be considered in chronic pericarditis include chronic infections (tuberculosis, fungal), neoplastic (lymphoma, metastasis from breast, lung), uremia, myxedema, collagen vascular diseases (systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma), severe chronic anemia, chylopericardium etc.[1]
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of postgraduate medicine
دوره 54 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008