‘Egg-cased heart’: a multimodality imaging approach to chronic constrictive pericarditis with egg-shell calcification: a case report

ABSTRACT: Abstract

Background

Constrictive pericarditis (CP), also known as Pick’s disease, is a sequela of chronic inflammation of the pericardium. Pericardial calcification is a common occurrence in CP; however, extensive egg-shell like calcification is rare. Our case, highlights, how a multi-modality imaging in a middle aged female helped to diagnose chronic constrictive pericarditis (CCP) with egg-shell like calcification encasing the heart.

Case summary

Middle aged female with features of right heart failure, was diagnosed as CP based on two-dimensional echocardiography and cardiac catheterization. Computed tomography (CT) scan chest showed extensive egg-shell like calcification encasing the heart, suggestive of calcific CP. Subsequently, she underwent pericardiectomy, through

SUBMITTER: Sane P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8882383 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature