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Pericarditis Causes
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Pericarditis
Medication Causes of Pericarditis
EKG in Pericarditis
Myocarditis
Tuberculous Pericarditis
Causes
Common
Idiopathic (Most common cause)
Viral Infection
(esp. Coxsackievirus)
Post-
Viral Pericarditis
is the most common cause (up to 80% to 90% of cases) in the developed world
Often labeled as idiopathic
Pericarditis
(but suspected to be viral)
Post-MI Pericarditis
Uremic Pericarditis
Medication Causes of Pericarditis
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
(
AIDS
)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
See
Tuberculous Pericarditis
Most common cause in developing countries
Causes
Infection
Viral (common)
Adenovirus
Coxsackievirus (Most common viral cause)
Cytomegalovirus
(CMV)
Echovirus
Epstein-Barr Virus
(
Mononucleosis
)
Human
Herpesvirus
6
Influenza
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
or
AIDS
(occurs in 20% of
AIDS
Cases)
Mumps
Virus
Measles
Virus
Viral Hepatitis
Varicella
Virus
Bacteria
l (
Purulent Pericarditis
, <5% of cases overall, <1% of cases in western europe and U.S.)
Coxiella Burnetii
(most common of the nontuberculous purulent causes)
Borelia Burgdorferi (most common of the nontuberculous purulent causes)
Staphylococcus aureus
(high mortality)
Empyema with direct spread or hematogenous spread in children
Streptococcus Pneumoniae
More common prior to current
Immunization
s in U.S.
Haemophilus
Influenza
e
More common prior to current
Immunization
s in U.S.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(mortality approaches 85% for untreated cases)
See
Tuberculous Pericarditis
Most common cause in developing countries
Salmonella
Meningococcus
Syphilis
Whipple Disease
Rickettsia
Fungal
Histoplasmosis
Candidiasis
Blastomycosis
Coccidioidomycosis
Aspergillosis
Parasite
s
Echinococcosis
Toxoplasma
Trypanosoma cruzi
Entamoeba histolytica
(
Amebiasis
)
Causes
Cardiovascular
Thoracic Aortic Dissection
Post-cardiac procedures (e.g.
PTCA
,
Cardiac Ablation
,
Pacemaker
placement)
Chest Trauma
Myocardial Infarction
Acute
Myocardial Infarction
(in first 2-4 days following event)
Post-MI Syndrome (Dressler's Syndrome, occurs in weeks to months following event)
Causes
Malignancy
Malignant
Pericardial Effusion
: 15% of cancer patients
Metastatic
Breast Cancer
(most common)
Lung Cancer
(most common)
Leukemia
Lymphoma
Malignant
Melanoma
Primary
Sarcoma
Mesothelioma
Cancer treatment complications
Chest
radiation
Chemotherapy
Causes
Autoimmune Disorders
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sarcoidosis
Dermatomyositis
Scleroderma
Polyarteritis Nodosa
Vasculitis
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Rheumatic Fever
Celiac Sprue
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
(previously known as
Wegener's Granulomatosis
)
Familial mediterranean fever
Causes
Miscellaneous causes
See
Medication Causes of Pericarditis
Uremic Pericarditis
Chest Trauma
Hypothyroidism
Radiation Therapy
Pregnancy
Gout
Hypothyroidism
References
Klasek and Alblaihed (2023) Crit Dec Emerg Med 37(6): 4-11
Ariyarajah (2007) Cardiol Rev 15(1): 24-30 [PubMed]
Imazio (2007) Int J Cardiol 118(3): 286-94 [PubMed]
Lange (2004) N Engl J Med 351:2195-202 [PubMed]
Synder (2014) Am Fam Physician 89(7): 553-60 [PubMed]
Tingle (2007) Am Fam Physician 76: 1509-14 [PubMed]
Troughton (2004) Lancet 363: 717-27 [PubMed]
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