leukocytes in pericardial fluid
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Clinical significance
- 2000/uL not indicative of autoimmune pericarditis
- lymphocyte predominance suggests consideration of tuberculosis
Management
- colchicine +/- NSAID for treatment & prevention of pericarditis[1][2][3][4]
More general terms
More specific terms
- Leukocytes other in pericardial fluid
- lymphocytes in pericardial fluid
- mononuclear cells in pericardial fluid
Additional terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Imazio M, Bobbio M, Cecchi E, Demarie D, Pomari F, Moratti M, Ghisio A, Belli R, Trinchero R. Colchicine as first-choice therapy for recurrent pericarditis: results of the CORE (COlchicine for REcurrent pericarditis) trial. Arch Intern Med. 2005 Sep 26;165(17):1987-91. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16186468
Imazio M, Cecchi E, Ierna S et al Investigation on Colchicine for Acute Pericarditis: a multicenter randomized placebo-controlled trial evaluating the clinical benefits of colchicine as adjunct to conventional therapy in the treatment and prevention of pericarditis; study design amd rationale. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2007 Aug;8(8):613-7. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17667033 - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16, 18 American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012, 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Imazio M et al. for the ICAP Investigators. A randomized trial of colchicine for acute pericarditis. N Engl J Med 2013 Sep 1 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23992557 <Internet> http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1208536
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Meyer BJ Mounting Evidence Supports Colchicine for Pericarditis. NEJM Journal Watch. May 19, 2014 Massachusetts Medical Society (subscription needed) http://www.jwatch.org
Imazio M et al. Efficacy and safety of colchicine for treatment of multiple recurrences of pericarditis (CORP-2): A multicentre, double- blind, placebo-controlled, randomised trial. Lancet 2014 Mar 30; PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24694983
Cacoub PP. Colchicine for treatment of acute or recurrent pericarditis. Lancet 2014 Mar 30 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24694984