Constrictive pericarditis in a patient with fiberglass lung disease: a case report
Fiberglass could cause inflammation of the pericardium, resulting in pericardial effusion and constrictive pericarditis, which could be severe and require radical pericardiectomy. Exact exposure history and histopathological examinations are the key to diagnosis.
Authors
- Chou-Chin Lan
- Mei‐Chen Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6503-5189)
- Hsin‐Yi Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1972-0844)
- Min‐Shiau Hsieh
- Yi-Hsin Lee
- Chan-Yang Hsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2421-7664)
Institutions
- Tzu Chi University (TW)
- Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pulmonary Medicine
- Published
- 2024-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-024-03192-6
- Primary Topic
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital