Egg-shell calcification in Pick's disease (chronic constrictive pericarditis)
Egg-shell calcification is rare in cases with constrictive pericarditis. It leads to significant right heart failure and the only treatment is surgical excision of the pericardium. We present a case of a 22-year-old-male who was diagnosed to have severe pericardial calcification on the chest X-ray,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-04-01
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Series: | Radiology Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193004332100042X |
Summary: | Egg-shell calcification is rare in cases with constrictive pericarditis. It leads to significant right heart failure and the only treatment is surgical excision of the pericardium. We present a case of a 22-year-old-male who was diagnosed to have severe pericardial calcification on the chest X-ray, which eventually led to a diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis and required an early surgical correction. This case shows that a common diagnostic test such as a chest X-ray does help to diagnose a severe systemic condition. |
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ISSN: | 1930-0433 |