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Pericarditis Causes

Aka: Pericarditis Causes
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  1. See Also
    1. Pericarditis
    2. Medication Causes of Pericarditis
  2. Causes: Common
    1. Idiopathic (Most common cause)
    2. Viral Infection (esp. Coxsackievirus)
    3. Myocardial Infarction
    4. Medication Causes of Pericarditis
    5. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
  3. Causes: Infection
    1. Viral
      1. Coxsackievirus (Most common viral cause)
      2. Echovirus
      3. Epstein-Barr Virus (Mononucleosis)
      4. Influenza
      5. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (occurs in 20% of AIDS Cases)
      6. MumpsVirus
      7. MeaslesVirus
      8. Viral Hepatitis
      9. Varicella Virus
    2. Bacterial
      1. Staphylococcus
      2. Hemophilus
      3. Pneumococcus
      4. Salmonella
      5. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (mortality approaches 85% for untreated cases)
      6. Meningococcus
      7. Syphilis
    3. Miscellaneous
      1. Histoplasmosis
      2. Blastomycosis
      3. Coccidioidomycosis
      4. Aspergillosis
      5. Echinococcosis
      6. Amebiasis
      7. Rickettsia
  4. Causes: Cardiovascular
    1. Aortic Dissection
    2. Post-cardiac procedures (e.g. PTCA, Cardiac Ablation, Pacemaker placement)
    3. Myocardial Infarction
      1. Acute Myocardial Infarction (in first 2-4 days following event)
      2. Post-MI Syndrome (Dressler's Syndrome, occurs in weeks to months following event)
  5. Causes: Malignancy
    1. Malignant Pericardial Effusion: 15% of cancer patients
    2. Metastatic
      1. Breast Cancer (most common)
      2. Lung Cancer (most common)
      3. Leukemia
      4. Lymphoma
      5. Malignant Melanoma
    3. Primary
      1. Sarcoma
      2. Mesothelioma
    4. Cancer treatment complications
      1. Chest radiation
      2. Chemotherapy
  6. Causes: Autoimmune Disorders
    1. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    2. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    3. Sarcoidosis
    4. Dermatomyositis
    5. Scleroderma
    6. Polyarteritis Nodosa
    7. Vasculitis
    8. Ankylosing Spondylitis
    9. Rheumatic Fever
    10. Celiac Sprue
    11. Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  7. Causes: Miscellaneous causes
    1. See Medication Causes of Pericarditis
    2. Uremia
    3. Chest trauma
    4. Hypothyroidism
    5. Radiation Therapy

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