Pericarditis
Pericarditis: Introduction
Pericarditis: Inflammation of the pericardium that surrounds the heart.
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Causes of Pericarditis:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Pericarditis.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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Causes of Types of Pericarditis:
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Pericarditis: Symptom Checker
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Pericarditis
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Diagnostic Guides for Pericarditis
Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- Myocarditis
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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Pericarditis: Self Assessment Tools
Pericarditis: Medical Mistakes
Pericarditis: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Pericarditis
Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss,
there are varying degrees of severity.
It is...read more »
Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also
many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually have something milder.
Some of the conditions which may be causes of...read more »
Rare heart condition often undiagnosed: The rare heart condition called long QT syndrome can lead to episodes of palpitations
and rapid heartbeat.
In rare cases, this undiagnosed condition can be...read more »
Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed,
leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed.
People become concerned that a condition is a heart attack,
whereas there are various...read more »
Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue
with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test blood pressure.
The "cuff" around the arm to measure blood pressure can simply be too small to...read more »
Hypertension misdiagnosis common in children: Hypertension is often
misdiagnosed in adults (see misdiagnosis of hypertension), but its misdiagnosis is even more likely in children.
Some of the symptoms of...read more »
Dressler's syndrome or post- MI syndrome: Dressler’s syndrome also known as the post- MI syndrome usually occurs a few
weeks after the infarction. It...read more »
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Pericarditis: Related Rare Diseases
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Pericarditis
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Videos for Pericarditis
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Causes of Pericarditis listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Pericarditis as a symptom include:
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causes of Pericarditis
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Medications or substances causing Pericarditis:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Pericarditis as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Daunorubicin Hydrochloride
- Cerubidine
- Rubilem
- Trixilem
- Cytarabine Hydrochloride
- more causes...»
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medications causing Pericarditis
Definitions of Pericarditis:
Pericarditis: Inflammation of the pericardium.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Inflammation of the pericardium. (Dorland, 27th ed)
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Inflammation of the pericardium
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Detailed list of causes of Pericarditis
The list below shows some of the causes of Pericarditis mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Pericarditis
How Common are these Causes of Pericarditis?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Pericarditis.
Of the 83
causes of Pericarditis that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 1
causes are "very common" diseases
- 6
causes are "common" diseases
- 2
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 9
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 69
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 83
causes of Pericarditis
Conditions listing symptoms: Pericarditis:
The following list of conditions
have 'Pericarditis' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Adult onset Still's disease
... pericarditisC
Churg-Strauss Syndrome
... pericarditisH
Heart cancer
... pericarditisJ
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
... pericarditisL
Lupus
... pericarditisR
Reiter’s syndrome
... pericarditisRheumatic fever
... pericarditisRheumatoid vasculitis
... pericarditisS
Scleroderma
... pericarditisSystemic Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
... pericarditis
Conditions listing complications: Pericarditis:
The following list of conditions
have 'Pericarditis' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
B
Boutonneuse fever
... pericarditisBruch's disease
... pericarditisC
Conor's disease
... pericarditisCytosine arabinose syndrome
... pericarditisE
Epiglotitis
... pericarditisEscharonodulaire
... pericarditisI
India tick typhus
... pericarditisIndian tick fever
... pericarditisIsraeli spotted fever
... pericarditisK
Kawasaki disease
... pericarditisKenya fever
... pericarditisKenya tick typhus
... pericarditisKenya tick-bite fever
... pericarditisL
Lupus
... pericarditisLyme disease
... pericarditisM
Marseilles fever
... pericarditisP
Psittacosis
... pericarditisR
Rat-bite fever
... pericarditisReiter’s syndrome
... pericarditisRetropharyngeal abscess
... pericarditisS
Scleroderma
... pericarditisT
Tuberculosis
... pericarditis
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Causes of Pericarditis Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Pericarditis based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Classifications of Pericarditis:
Medical Conditions associated with Pericarditis:
Heart symptoms (2438 causes)
Symptoms related to Pericarditis:
Chest pain (785 causes), Fever (1552 causes), Friction rub, Cardiac tamponade, Tuberculosis, Congestive heart failure (35 causes), Fatigue (2744 causes), Anxiety (701 causes), Dry cough (175 causes), Constrictive pericarditis, Serous, Purulent, Fibrinous, Caseous, Hemorrhagic
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