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Churg–Strauss syndrome as an unusual cause of spontaneous atraumatic intra-pericardial thrombosis
aDepartment of Cardiology, City Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham B18 7QH, UK
bDepartment of Rheumatology, City Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham B18 7QH, UK
Received 23 December 2002; received in revised form 8 April 2003; accepted after revision 10 April 2003.
* Corresponding author. University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Room H145, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1Y 4W7. Tel.: +1-613-761-4914; fax: +1-613-761-4407. elau{at}ottawaheart.ca
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Intra-pericardial thrombosis is usually due to haemorrhage into the pericardial space or after traumatic pericardiocentesis. An unusual case of spontaneous atraumatic intra-pericardial thrombosis due to Churg–Strauss syndrome, which responded well to immunosuppressive therapy, is presented.
Keywords: intra-pericardial thrombosis; Churg–Strauss syndrome