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Acute rheumatic pericarditis
Pericardite reumática aguda
CategoryDefinition
A disease of the pericardium, caused by acute rheumatic fever. This disease is characterised by fever, dry cough, rapid heart rate, fatigue, or low blood pressure. Confirmation is by echocardiography, or thoracic radiography.
Index Terms
Acute rheumatic pericarditisactive rheumatic fever with pericarditisacute rheumatic fever with pericarditisactive rheumatic pericarditisacute active rheumatic pericarditisrheumatic fever with pericarditisrheumatic pericarditisacute rheumatic bacterial pericardium inflammation