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The rare case of pericardial effusion with starting tamponade in post-myocardial infarction syndrome (Dressler's Syndrome) is described. Diagnosis and comment: The consequential steroid therapy improves the cardial situation dramatically. There is no echocardiographic differential diagnostic criteria, but in the case of the symptoms of Dressler's Syndrome (fever, pleuritis, pneumonia, serologic changes and pericarditis) allows the diagnosis of this pericardial disease. A latent period of several weeks to some months after myocardial infarction is possible.
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PMID:[Echocardiographic diagnosis in post-myocardial-infarction syndrome (Dressler's syndrome) (author's transl)]. 745 87

We report a case of Dressler's syndrome in which the diagnosis was made following an investigation of pleurisy which the laboratory data revealed as inflammatory. A myocardial infarction which had occurred two months earlier had passed unnoticed. The principal value of this case was to draw attention to the syndrome which may initially be a pleurisy but also clinically the picture may mimic pneumonia, both alone or together may be associated with classical pericarditis. Pleurisy occurs in Dressler's syndrome but it is rarely the presenting diagnosis as the cardiac picture tends to predominate.
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PMID:[Acute pleurisy revealing post-myocardial infarction syndrome]. 1063 16

A 63-year-old man was admitted with fever and bilateral pulmonary infiltrates accompanied by pleural effusion a few days after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary angioplasty and stent implantation. The diagnosis of early postmyocardial infarction syndrome (Dressler's syndrome) with pulmonary infiltrates was made after ruling out possible differential diagnosis such as pneumonia and congestive heart failure. Infiltrates and markers of inflammation resolved rapidly with systemic steroid therapy. Etiology, diagnosis and treatment of this immunological reaction with inflammation of pericardium, pleura and often pulmonary parenchyma are discussed.
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PMID:[Bilaterale pneumonia after myocardial infarction]. 2287 48