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Computed tomography of chest showing large pericardial effusion.
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Computed tomography scan of the chest was done to rule out associated pulmonary embolism due to elevated D-dimer showed severe pericardial effusion measuring 4 cm (Figure 1).
Histopathology of pericardial biopsy showing fibrinous pericarditis with a mixed neutrophilic, eosinophilic, and lymphocytic inflammatory infiltrate.
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A biopsy of the pericardium showed fibrinous pericarditis with mixed neutrophilic, eosinophilic, and lymphocytic inflammatory infiltrate (Figure 2).