Recurrent Pericarditis, an Unexpected Effect of Adjuvant Interferon Chemotherapy for Malignant Melanoma
Drug-induced pericarditis is a well-described cardiac pathology that can result from a variety of medications; however, interferon-mediated pericarditis is extremely rare. We present a case of a young female with recurrent pericarditis due to interferon therapy. The role of interferon in adjuvant ch...
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| author | Farhan Ashraf Fady Marmoush Muhammad Ismail Shafi Ashish Shah |
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| description | Drug-induced pericarditis is a well-described cardiac pathology that can result from a variety of medications; however, interferon-mediated pericarditis is extremely rare. We present a case of a young female with recurrent pericarditis due to interferon therapy. The role of interferon in adjuvant chemotherapy is well known and yields good effect, but this case highlights the very uncommon phenomena of interferon induced pericarditis and the significant distress it can cause. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-32c38b963c97439b8a3fdffd6f860aa52025-02-03T01:29:13ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122016-01-01201610.1155/2016/13420281342028Recurrent Pericarditis, an Unexpected Effect of Adjuvant Interferon Chemotherapy for Malignant MelanomaFarhan Ashraf0Fady Marmoush1Muhammad Ismail Shafi2Ashish Shah3Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Pawtucket, RI 02860, USAMemorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Pawtucket, RI 02860, USAMemorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Pawtucket, RI 02860, USAMemorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Pawtucket, RI 02860, USADrug-induced pericarditis is a well-described cardiac pathology that can result from a variety of medications; however, interferon-mediated pericarditis is extremely rare. We present a case of a young female with recurrent pericarditis due to interferon therapy. The role of interferon in adjuvant chemotherapy is well known and yields good effect, but this case highlights the very uncommon phenomena of interferon induced pericarditis and the significant distress it can cause.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1342028 |
| spellingShingle | Farhan Ashraf Fady Marmoush Muhammad Ismail Shafi Ashish Shah Recurrent Pericarditis, an Unexpected Effect of Adjuvant Interferon Chemotherapy for Malignant Melanoma Case Reports in Cardiology |
| title | Recurrent Pericarditis, an Unexpected Effect of Adjuvant Interferon Chemotherapy for Malignant Melanoma |
| title_full | Recurrent Pericarditis, an Unexpected Effect of Adjuvant Interferon Chemotherapy for Malignant Melanoma |
| title_fullStr | Recurrent Pericarditis, an Unexpected Effect of Adjuvant Interferon Chemotherapy for Malignant Melanoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recurrent Pericarditis, an Unexpected Effect of Adjuvant Interferon Chemotherapy for Malignant Melanoma |
| title_short | Recurrent Pericarditis, an Unexpected Effect of Adjuvant Interferon Chemotherapy for Malignant Melanoma |
| title_sort | recurrent pericarditis an unexpected effect of adjuvant interferon chemotherapy for malignant melanoma |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1342028 |
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