Metastatic lesion of the right atrium with renal cell carcinoma

Under physiological conditions, the pericardial cavity contains serous fluid (15-50 ml), which belongs to the plasma ultrafiltrate and is visualized during echocardiography only in systole. The thickness of the pericardium in an adult averages 2 mm (1-3 mm). Inflammatory lesions of the pericardium with or without effusion into its cavity can act as an independent disease, and as a secondary manifestation of another pathological condition. Pericarditis of infectious (14-16%) and non-infectious (15-20%) nature, primary and secondary, acute, chronic and recurrent are commonly distinguished. The prevalence of acute and idiopathic recurrent pericarditis is 27.7 per 100,000 population and 5.4-8.1 per 100,000 population, respectively. Currently, idiopathic recurrent pericarditis belongs to polygenic autoinflammatory diseases, where an important role in the initiation of the pathologic process belongs to the inflammatory cytokine — interleukin-1 (β and α). The most characteristic manifestations of acute pericarditis are chest pain, dyspnea and fever. The article summarizes the main aspects of etiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and therapy of pericarditis, including the peculiarities of its treatment taking into account specific conditions. A clinical case demonstrated a case of acute effusion pericarditis with recurrence, which was characterized by rapid progression of heart failure symptoms, as well as systemic manifestations (anemia, hypercytokinemia, marked muscle weakness). The results of echocardiography allowed to identify the presence of pericardial effusion. Steroid and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, anticoagulant and antibacterial therapy led to the disappearance of pericardial effusion and normalization of the activity of inflammatory markers in serum. However, in the dynamics of observation the attempt to suspend glucocorticoid therapy again led to fluid accumulation in the pericardium, which required continuation of steroidal and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

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Metastatic lesion of the right atrium with renal cell carcinoma

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