ETIOLOGY OF PERICARDITIS

Idiopathic

Infectious

     Viral

     Bacterial

     Mycobacterial

     Fungal

     Other

          Toxoplasmosis

          Amebiasis

          Mycoplasma

          Norcardia

          Actinomycosis

          Echinococccosis

          Lyme disease

Uremia

Myxedema

Malignancy

Radiation

Connective tissue disease

     Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

     Rheumatoid arthritis

     Scleroderma

     Wegener’s granulomatosis

Inflammatory disease

     Sarcoidosis

     Amyloidosis

     Inflammatory bowel disease

     Behcet’s disease

Trauma

Acute myocardial infarction

Delayed pericardial injury syndromes

     Dressler syndrome

     Postpericardiotomy syndrome

Medication side effects

     Hydralazine

     Procainamide

     Diphenylhydantoin

     Isoniazid

     Phenylbutazone

     Dantrolene

     Doxorubicin

     Methysergide

     Penicillin