Uremic pericarditis is form of pericarditis that may occur in patients with a high blood urea nitrogen level.
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Epidemiology
Uremic pericarditis was more common in the pre-dialysis era but now is occasionally encountered when there is an inadequate removal of uremic toxins.
Radiographic features
May be difficult differentiate from other forms of pericarditis without appropriate clinical context. Dependent on imaging modality may show which evidence of pericardial thickening +/- inflammation, a pericardial effusion +/- associated complications such as pericardial constriction.
Complications
In some situations pericardial tamponade may occur.
Differential diagnosis
Consider non-uremic dialysis pericarditis.
History and etymology
This condition is thought have originally described by Richard Bright of Guy’s Hospital, London, in 1836 1.
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