Uremic pericarditis history and symptoms


 * Associate Editor-In-Chief: Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S.; Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S.

History and symptoms
Patients may present with the following symptoms:
 * Fever
 * Chest pain that improves on leaning forward and worsens on inspiration
 * Breathlessness
 * Dizziness
 * Malaise
 * Ankle edema

Patients with uremic pericarditis may also present without any symptoms.