Jiménez Elorza A, Montes Orbe P M, Vallejo Y V, Carbonero D R, Subinas Elorriaga J, Barrenetxea Benguria J I
Servicio de Cardiología. Hospital de Cruces. Vizcaya.
Rev Esp Cardiol. 2001 Sep;54(9):1119-20. doi: 10.1016/s0300-8932(01)76462-7.
Cholesterol pericarditis is an uncommon, specific form of pericardial disease that is characterized by the presence of cholesterol crystals in pericardial fluid. The etiology may be either idiopathic or in association with systemic disorders such as tuberculosis, rheumatoid arthritis, myxedema or hypercholesterolemia. We report a case of cholesterol pericarditis in a 51-year-old male who was diagnosed with chronic renal failure due to polycystic kidney disease. To our knowledge no similar cases have been reported to date in the literature.
胆固醇性心包炎是一种罕见的特殊类型的心包疾病，其特征是心包液中存在胆固醇结晶。病因可能是特发性的，也可能与系统性疾病如结核病、类风湿性关节炎、黏液性水肿或高胆固醇血症有关。我们报告一例51岁男性胆固醇性心包炎病例，该患者因多囊肾病被诊断为慢性肾衰竭。据我们所知，迄今为止文献中尚未报道过类似病例。
