Vnitr Lek 2007, 53(10):1119-1122

Chronic benign exsudative pericarditis - a case of familiar incidence

E. Sovová^1,*, D. Marek¹, A. Bulava¹, A. Šantavá², J. Klein³, J. Lukl¹

¹ I. interní klinika Lékařské fakulty UP a FN Olomouc, přednosta prof. MUDr. Jan Lukl, CSc.

² Ústav lékařské genetiky a fetální medicíny Lékařské fakulty UP a FN Olomouc, přednosta prof. MUDr. Jiří Šantavý, CSc.

³ I. chirurgická klinika Lékařské fakulty UP a FN Olomouc, přednosta doc. MUDr. Čestmír Neoral, CSc.

Pericarditis is a common disease caused by a number of factors. Chronic pericarditis is defined as the presence of pericardial effusion for more than 3 or 6 months. The case study reports a case of familiar incidence of chronic exsudative pericarditis in a young woman, her sister and her mother, with an analysis of diagnostic and therapeutic options. According to available literature, this is the second case described of such form of familiar incidence.

Keywords: chronic pericarditis; familiar incidence; treatment of familiar pericarditis

Received: March 12, 2007; Accepted: April 23, 2007; Published: October 1, 2007  Show citation