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Which of the following is least likely to cause constrictive pericarditis?

A
Tuberculous pericardial effusion
B
Staphylococcal effusion
C
Post cardiac surgery
D
Acute rheumatic fever
High-Yield Explanation
Ref Harrison 19 th ed pg 1575 When pericarditis occurs in the absence of any obvious underlying disorder, the diagnosis of SLE may be suggested by a rise in the titer of antinuclear antibodies. Acute pericarditis is an occasional complication of rheumatoid ahritis, scleroderma, and polyaeritis nodosa, and other evidence of these diseases is usually obvious.

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