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Pericarditis in malignancy history and symptoms
Introduction
History and Symptoms
History and Symptoms
In addition to malignancy specific presentation, patients may present with the following symptoms due to pericardial involvement:
- Fever
- Chest pain that improves on leaning forward and worsens on inspiration
- Breathlessness
- Orthopnoea
- Dizziness
- Palpitation
- Malaise
- Ankle edema
- Weight loss
Many patients may be asymptomatic and pericardial involvement may be detected incidentally on chest x-ray or on autopsy.
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S.; Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S.