ACUTE PERICARDITIS is a topic covered in the Harrison's Manual of Medicine.
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Etiologies
History
Chest pain, which may be intense, mimicking acute MI, but characteristically sharp, pleuritic, and positional (relieved by leaning forward); fever and palpitations are common (See Table 116-1). Typical pain may not be present in slowly developing pericarditis (e.g., tuberculous, post-irradiation, neoplastic, uremic).
| “Idiopathic” |
| Infections (particularly viral) |
| Connective tissue 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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