Pericarditis

• Facts:
  MCC is viral (eg. coxsackievirus)
• History / PE:
  Non-radiating, retrosternal pain, relived by leaning forward
  History of viral upper respiratory prodrome
  Low grade fever
• Diagnosis:
  EKG shows diffuse ST segment elevation
  Elevated ESR
  ECHO for possible pericardial effusion
• Treatment:
  NSAIDs
  Pericardiocentesis
  Hemodialysis (for uremic pericarditis)
• See Also:
  Dressler's syndrome
• Associated With:
  TB
  Uremia
  Malignancy
  Lupus