Pericardial Disease: Diagnosis and Management Part 1-Mayo Clinic Proceedings

[jansteveryan]

Thanks for the information. I have been having relapsing pericarditis, twice in 5

months. Changes in ECG and elevated trop counts and c-reactive. I have

mixed connective tissue disease. Every time my trop count is checked it's still

elevated and is getting higher. I am being treated now with Prednisone. Anyone

out there have any similar problems. I have sjorgens, raynauds, fibro, arthritis and

tons of pain... joint etc... doc thinks it may turn into Lupus or Scleroderma in time.

[Allibaby78]

Excellent recap

Just to add a list:

Causes of acute pericarditis-

1.Viruses-Cocksakie,Flu,Epstei­n-Barr Virus(EBV),mumps,varicella,HIV

2.Bacteria-pneumonia,rheumatic fever, TB,staphs,streps,MAI in HIV

3.Fungi

4.Myocardial Infarction

5.Drugs-Procainamide, hydralazine,penicillin,cromoly­n sodium,isoniazid

Others-Uraemia, rheumatoid arthritis, 6.SLE,myxoedema,trauma,surgery­,radiotherapy,sarcoidosis

[ktwaseen]

Great speech by the Great Doctor!