A child presented with sharp piercing chest pain, fever, malaise, irritability, poor appetite and Dysrhythmia. He had undergone a recent surgery for valvular abnormality of the heart. What is the most likely disease to occur?
A)Pericarditis
B)Infective endocarditis
C)Pleural effusion
D)Cardiac contusion

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The most likely disease to occur is Pericarditis. If a child presents with sharp, piercing, chest pain, fever, malaise, irritability, poor appetite and Dysrhythmia, and has recently undergone surgery for valvular abnormality of the heart, Pericarditis is the disease most likely to occur. Pericarditis usually occurs after cardiac surgeries done for structural abnormalities. Moreover sharp, piercing, chest pain is typical for Pericarditis, as is fever, because it usually has some infective cause like virus, bacteria etc.

A Child Presented with Sharp Piercing Chest Pain, Fever, Malaise