Recurrent Idiopathic Pericarditis: Failure of Corticosteroid Therapy FRANCIS S. NORTH, M.D., F.C.C.P., ROBERT W. JAMPLIS, M.D., F.C.C.P. Diseases of the Chest Volume 42, Issue 2, Pages 227-229 (August 1962) DOI: 10.1378/chest.42.2.227 Copyright © 1962 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 1 P.A. and lateral chest films at the height of the patient's illness showing pericardial effusion and bilateral pleural effusion. Diseases of the Chest 1962 42, 227-229DOI: (10.1378/chest.42.2.227) Copyright © 1962 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 2 Air has been injected into the pericardial sac following pericardiocentesis. Note thickening of the pericardium. Diseases of the Chest 1962 42, 227-229DOI: (10.1378/chest.42.2.227) Copyright © 1962 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 3 P.A. and lateral chest films 18 months following surgery. The cardiac silhouette and lung fields are negative except for postoperative pleural changes. Diseases of the Chest 1962 42, 227-229DOI: (10.1378/chest.42.2.227) Copyright © 1962 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions