%0 Case Reports
%T Constrictive pericarditis caused by viral myocarditis in children: a brief report.
%A Lei H
%A Wang D
%A Wang H
%A Xu Y
%A Lei H
%A Wang D
%A Wang H
%A Xu Y
%A Lei H
%A Wang D
%A Wang H
%A Xu Y
%J J Cardiothorac Surg
%V 17
%N 1
%D Aug 2022 28
%M 36031615
%F 1.522
%R 10.1186/s13019-022-01969-6
%X <B>BACKGROUND: </B>Constrictive pericarditis is more common in adults and has a low incidence in children. Here is a case of coxsackie virus induced myocarditis in children, resulting in constrictive pericarditis.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>Chronic inflammation of viral myocarditis can cause inflammatory changes of pericarditis and cause constrictive pericarditis.