idiopathic recurrent pericarditis
Findings
No curated finding names idiopathic recurrent pericarditis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A rare autoinflammatory syndrome defined as recurrence of pericardial inflammation of unknown origin following the first episode of acute pericarditis and a symptom-free interval of 4-6 weeks or longer. Recurrent attacks of chest pain may be the sole presentation or the chest pain may be accompanied by pericardial friction rub, electrocardiographic or echocardiographic changes, pericardial effusion and increased C-reactive protein. Cardiac tamponade is a rare, life-threatening complication.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0016662), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: idiopathic recurrent pericarditis
- Also called
- idiopathic relapsing pericarditis