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Abstract
The post-pericardiotomy syndrome is an uncommon complication of chest trauma. We present
a case of recurrent pleural and pericardial effusions, pyrexia, pain in the chest
and ECG changes of pericarditis in a young man with a penetrating chest injury.
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References
- 4th Ed. Gibbon's Surgery of the Chest. Vol. II. Saunders, Philadelphia1983: 993
- Association of anti-heart antibodies and circulating immune complexes in post-pericardiotomy syndrome.Clin. Exp. Immunol. 1984; 57: 423
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Publication history
Accepted:
December 29,
1986
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© 1987 Published by Elsevier Inc.
