Treatment of refractory enterovirus effusive-constrictive pericarditis with corticosteroids

A 33-year-old man presented to the emergency department with one week of fever, malaise, sinus congestion, and cough. He had no significant medical, surgical, family, or social history, and was previously on no medications. He did report contacts at work with upper respiratory tract infection symptoms. Three days prior to admission, he was prescribed amoxicillin by his primary care provider for possible bacterial sinusitis, and also started...