ACUTE PERICARDITIS

ETIOLOGIES

TABLE 118-1: Etiologies of Pericarditis
“Idiopathic”
Infections (particularly viral)
Collagen vascular disease (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, SLE)
Post-cardiac injury (i.e., following heart surgery or myocardial infarction)
Uremia
Neoplasms
Mediastinal radiation therapy
Drug reaction (e.g., procainamide, hydralazine)

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