Fibrinous pericarditis is an inflammatory process involving the pericardium, leading to a rough and granular appearance with numerous fibrous adhesions 4.
Clinical presentation
Pericardial friction rub may be heard.
Pathology
Etiology
- viral
- acute idiopathic
- tuberculosis
- pyogenic
- acute rheumatic fever
- myocardial infarction: Dressler syndrome
- chronic renal failure
- connective tissue diseases
- scleroderma
- malignant neoplasms
- direct invasion from bronchogenic carcinoma
- lymphoma
- thymoma
- mesothelioma
- metastases
- cardiac trauma or surgery
- radiotherapy