Preferred Label : Acute nonspecific idiopathic pericarditis;
ICD-11 definition : The term idiopathic pericarditis is used to denote pericarditis for which no specific
etiology can be found with routine diagnostic testing. Most such cases are presumed
to be viral in etiology.;
ICD-11 synonym : acute nonspecific pericarditis;
ICD-11 inclusion : idiopathic pericarditis;
Origin ID : 520214280;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
The term idiopathic pericarditis is used to denote pericarditis for which no specific
etiology can be found with routine diagnostic testing. Most such cases are presumed
to be viral in etiology.
