PERICARDIAL CALCIFICATION AND HISTOPLASMIN SENSITIVITY

1 March 1955

journal article
research article
Published by American College of Physicians in Annals of Internal Medicine

Vol. 42 (3) , 654-658
https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-42-3-654

Abstract

Two histories are presented of patients with roentgenologically demonstrated calcification of the pericardium, with negative tuberculin and positive histo-plasmin skin tests. It is suggested that histoplasmosis may be another cause of calcification of the pericardium.

Keywords

CALCIFICATION OF PERICARDIUM
HISTOPLASMIN

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THE AETIOLOGY OF CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TUBERCULOUS PERICARDITIS, TOGETHER WITH A NOTE ON POLYSEROSITIS
1948