Thirty-five children under 16 years of age were prepared for pericardiectomy on account of constrictive pericarditis; three died in the immediate preparatory period. Pericardiectomy was undertaken in 32; in 28 the cause was tuberculous. The purpose of this report is to draw attention to the high incidence of constrictive pericarditis in African children in Natal.

Related Organizations

University of KwaZulu-Natal
South Africa

Keywords

Male, Adolescent, Age Factors, Pericarditis, Constrictive, Black People, Infant, South Africa, Child, Preschool, Humans, Female, Child

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