Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis Associated With Parvovirus B19 Infection
Parvovirus B19, pathogen of children's fifths disease, is among the causes of viral/idiopathic pericarditis. This paper presents 3 adult cases of complicated effusive-constrictive parvovirus B19 pericarditis presenting with overt diastolic heart failure during an outbreak in September to October 2023. Comprehensive transthoracic echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance played a key role in noninvasive assessment of constrictive physiology and pericardial inflammation, guiding successful treatment with low-dose prednisolone, having failed standard colchicine and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
Authors
- John Yiannikas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6230-5617)
- Leonard Kritharides (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5818-8024)
- Thomas Yeoh
- Christopher Naoum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9910-2001)
- Sebastian Hasslacher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4913-4437)
- D. Hanzek
- Malcolm Anastasius
Institutions
- Concord Repatriation General Hospital (AU)
- The Heart Research Institute (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102959
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39