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Can ibuprofen alone treat pericarditis w/ sm pericardial effusion? is there anything else i can ask me dr. to put me on?

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Pericarditis: For most cases of common viral pericarditis, ibuprofen in reasonable dosage is enough to carry a patient through. The problem does commonly relapse however so does need follow up.

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Answered 3/31/2018

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