Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5603879 | Indian Heart Journal | 2016 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Familial constrictive pericarditis is extremely rare. We report a case of two brothers both suffering constrictive pericarditis along with having multiple painless joint deformities. Genetic workup confirmed the clinical diagnosis of camptodactyly-arthropathy-coxa vara-pericarditis (CACP) syndrome CACP syndrome and also revealed a rare mutation in the causative gene.
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Authors
Devendra V. Patil, Milind S. Phadke, Jivtesh S. Pahwa, Ashwin B. Dalal,