The changing aetiological spectrum of pericarditis in children

Tutar H., Yilmaz E., Atalay S., UÇAR T., Uysalel A., Kiziltepe U., ...Daha Fazla

ANNALS OF TROPICAL PAEDIATRICS, cilt.22, sa.3, ss.251-256, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1179/027249302125001534
  • Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF TROPICAL PAEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.251-256
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The aetiologies, clinical features and follow-up data of 62 children with pericarditis admitted to a university hospital during a 6-year period were retrospectively assessed. Uraemic pericarditis was the most frequent and infections the second most frequent cause. In this series, the proportion of children with purulent pericarditis is less than in previous reports from developing countries. Familial Mediterranean fever, neoplasias, acute rheumatic fever and post-pericardiotomy syndrome were other important causes of pericarditis.