]> 2026-07-31T07:44:08+00:00 WBR0017 0 en Viral pericarditis Viral pericarditis is commonly caused by different virus such as: Coxsackie B, Echovirus, HIV or Adenovirus. It typically presents as an acute pericarditis with unspecific symptoms It is important to consider the timeline of the chest pain occurring after the MI, which is 6 weeks in this case. The history of this patient is consistent with Dressler's syndrome. Tuberculous pericarditis Post-cardiac injury pericarditis Post-cardiac injury pericarditis, also known as post-myocardial infarction pericarditis has similar clinical presentation, but it occurs 2-4 days following an MI. The pathophysiology is thought to be of autoimmune origin due to a reaction to the myocardial neo-antigens. Dressler’s syndrome Aortic dissection Internal medicine Raviteja Reddy Guddeti MBBS, Aarti Narayan MBBS (Reviewed by Gonzalo Romero) A-65-year old male presents to the ER due to a crushing retrosternal chest pain, which started 20 minutes ago. Additionally, he has nausea and diaphoresis. Following 2 hours of ER arrival, percutaneous coronary intervention is performed; he recovers over the next 5 days. 6 weeks following discharge, he returns to the office due to a mild retrosternal chest pain, which is aggravated when lying flat, and relieved when sitting up. Concomitantly, he has a mild cough and runny nose consistent with a recent upper respiratory tract infection. Complete blood count is within normal limits. What is the most likely diagnosis? D Cardiovascular 2020-10-27T23:04:15Z 2459150.4612847 WBR0017