“…Importantly, there have been no reports of isolation of virus in patients with the classical syndrome. Kahn and colleagues 17 reported the isolation of parainfluenzae type 3 virus, a common nosocomial pathogen, from several patients after cardiac surgery with a biphasic illness, atypical for postpericardiotomy syndrome. The illness was characterized by oral mucosal lesions, hepatosplenomegaly, and atypical lymphocytes, as well as pleuro-pericardial friction rubs.…”