Study of pericardial fluid in rheumatic heart patients

ABSTRACT

A study of the biochemical changes of the pericardial fluid of patients of rheumatic fever were done on patients and compared to some control normal subjects. All are subjected to the following estimations C-reative proteins, latex antistreptolysin O titer, total proteins, lactic dehydrogenase activity, transamination and creative phosphates activities, immunoglobulins, glucose, sodium, potassium, copper, and zinc. Rheumatic cardiac lesions are characterized by their wide distribution in the endocardium and pericardium. Pericardial lesion is the most frequent and most characteristic lesion. Changes in the biochemistry of the effusion fluid were discussed