Transient effusive-constrictive pericarditis due to chemotherapy

T Woods; B Vidarsson; D Mosher; J H Stein

doi:10.1002/clc.4960220414

Transient effusive-constrictive pericarditis due to chemotherapy

Clin Cardiol. 1999 Apr;22(4):316-8. doi: 10.1002/clc.4960220414.

Authors

T Woods¹, B Vidarsson, D Mosher, J H Stein

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison 53792-3248, USA.

Abstract

Commonly used chemotherapeutic agents, specifically cytarabine and daunorubicin, can cause effusive-constrictive pericarditis. We describe a case of transient effusive-constrictive pericarditis in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia. This is the first case report of a patient with transient effusive-constrictive pericarditis due to chemotherapy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / administration & dosage
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / administration & dosage
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / administration & dosage
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects*
Cytarabine / administration & dosage
Daunorubicin / administration & dosage
Echocardiography
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / drug therapy
Male
Middle Aged
Pericardial Effusion / chemically induced*
Pericardial Effusion / diagnosis
Pericardial Effusion / therapy
Pericarditis, Constrictive / chemically induced*
Pericarditis, Constrictive / diagnosis
Pericarditis, Constrictive / therapy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Cytarabine
Daunorubicin