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case_images: Moderate amount of pericardial and pleural effusion prior to therapeutic pericardiocentesis and thoracocentesis.
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case_images: The POCUS revealed moderate pericardial, significant pleural, and mild abdominal effusion (Figure 1).
case_images: Heart and lungs. The visceral and the parietal pericardium are diffusely and moderately thick with a rough surface. An irregularly shaped notch of 3 x 10 mm is visible on the epicardium (arrows).
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case_images: ICI) (Figure 2). In addition, mild-to-moderate subcutaneous edema on the ventral abdomen and moderate alveolar pulmonary edema were present.
case_images: Histology of the myocardium and pericardium. The visceral pericardium is diffusely and markedly thickened by prominent granulation tissue formation (asterisk), and multifocal aggregates of fibrin are seen on its surface (arrow).
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case_images: The histological examination revealed diffuse chronic-active pericarditis with prominent granulation tissue formation, infiltration of some neutrophils, fibrin exudation, and small hemorrhages (Figure 3).