27th July 2020

The following patient has presented with central chest pain which is worse on lying flat, and a diagnosis of pericardial effusion has been made

An 8-year-old girl who has presented to your GP practice with chest pain and intermittent pain in her knees and hips. From your records you see that she presented 4 weeks ago with a sore throat. She has recently moved to the country from India. An echo shows the presence of a pericardial effusion. 

For the patient above, please select the SINGLE most likely cause of the pericardial effusion. Select ONE option from the list above.