Preferred Label : Chronic adhesive pericarditis;
ICD-11 definition : Chronic pericarditis with adhesion between parietal and visceral pericardium is called
chronic adhesive pericarditis.These are mostly seen in rheumatic disease. Less commonly,
it may be due to infection by pyogenic bacteria, tuberculosis etc. In some cases,
the cause is unknown.;
ICD-11 synonym : adherent pericarditis; adherent pericardium;
ICD-11 inclusion : adhesive pericarditis; Accretio cordis; fibrosis of pericardium; pericardial adhesions; Adhesive mediastinopericarditis; fibrous pericarditis;
Origin ID : 66658185;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Chronic pericarditis with adhesion between parietal and visceral pericardium is called
chronic adhesive pericarditis.These are mostly seen in rheumatic disease. Less commonly,
it may be due to infection by pyogenic bacteria, tuberculosis etc. In some cases,
the cause is unknown.
