An Unusual Case of Parasitic Constrictive Pericarditis

Parasitic constrictive pericarditis is a rare entity. We present a case of a 75-year-old man who presented with dyspnea, ascites, and pedal edema and was found to have constrictive pericarditis on multimodality imaging with positive serology for Strongyloides Stercoralis. Treatment required ivermect...

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Published in:JACC: Case Reports
Main Authors: Ankit Agrawal, MD, Ashwin K. Kumar, MD, Muhammad Majid, MD, Abdullah Yesilyaprak, MD, Beni Verma, MD, Aro Daniela Arockiam, MD, Osamah Badwan, MD, Alveena Batool Syed, MD, Allan L. Klein, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Subjects:
constrictive pericarditis
multimodality imaging
pericardiectomy
strongyloidiasis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084923003091
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Summary:Parasitic constrictive pericarditis is a rare entity. We present a case of a 75-year-old man who presented with dyspnea, ascites, and pedal edema and was found to have constrictive pericarditis on multimodality imaging with positive serology for Strongyloides Stercoralis. Treatment required ivermectin and radical pericardiectomy with significant clinical improvement. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)
ISSN:2666-0849

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