Pericardial effusion caused by viral pericarditis in a patient receiving peritoneal dialysis

Table 3 Comparison of present case with previously reported viral pericarditis in patients on dialysis

References	Year	Sex	Age	RRT	Cause of ESKD	Duration of dialysis	Viral infection	Therapy	Clinical outcome
[13]	1970	M	33	HD	CGN	about 84 months	Coxsackievirus B	Converted to peritoneal dialysis	Recovered
[14]	1979	M	51	HD	DGN	about 36 months	Influenza virus A	Partial pericardiectomy	Recovered
[14]	1979	M	68	HD	NS	about 60 months	Influenza virus A	Continue to hemodialysis (from two to three times a week)	Recovered
[14]	1979	M	41	HD	MNS	About 84 months	Influenza virus A	Partial pericardiectomy	Recovered
[14]	1979	M	42	HD	CGN	About 108 months	Coxsackievirus B	Continue to hemodialysis, pericardiocentesis	Recovered
The present case	2016	M	59	PD	Unknown	About 26 months	Adenovirus type 2	Continue to peritoneal dialysis	Recovered

M, male; RRT, renal replacement therapy; ESKD, end stage kidney disease; HD, hemodialysis; PD, peritoneal dialysis; CGN, chronic glomerulonephritis; NS, nephrosclerosis; DGN, diabetic glomerulosclerosis; MNS, malignant nephrosclerosis;

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