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Inflammation of the PERICARDIUM from various origins, such as infection, neoplasm, autoimmune process, injuries, or drug-induced. Pericarditis usually leads to PERICARDIAL EFFUSION, or CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS.
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- Pleuropericarditis
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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note entry term PLEUROPERICARDITIS: coordinate with PLEURITIS see PLEURISY for pleuropericarditis
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Pericarditis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010493. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010493
- Pericarditis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pericarditis
- Pericarditis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q501561