The post-cardiac injury syndrome following blunt chest trauma: case report.

The case of a 53-year-old man is reported in which the patient developed post-cardiac injury syndrome 2 weeks after blunt trauma to the thorax. The patient failed to respond adequately to ibuprofen but improved on corticosteroids. He suffered relapses 8 and 15 months after the original injury following reductions in the corticosteroid dosage. The patient at last follow-up had been asymptomatic for over 4 years.