Presentation
Dressler's syndrome is largely a self limiting disease that very rarely leads to pericardial tamponade. The syndrome consists of a persistent low-grade fever, chest pain (usually pleuritic in nature), a pericardial friction rub, and /or a pericardial effusion. The symptoms tend to occur 4–6 weeks post myocardial infarction, but can be delayed for a few months after infarction. It tends to subside in a few days. An elevated ESR is an objective laboratory finding.
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