What is Pericardial Disease?

Pericardial Disease
Chest HRCT of the lung (A) and mediastinal (B) window setting in a 42-year old woman with SS showing dilatation of the esophagus. The Extrapulmonary Manifestations of Systemic Sclerosis on Chest High Resolution Computed Tomography. Farrokh D, Abbasi B, Fallah-Rastegar Y, Mirfeizi Z - Tanaffos (2015). Not Altered. CC.

Pericardial disease is inflammation in the layers of the pericardium. 

Examples of pericardial disease include:

  • Pericarditis
  • Pericardial effusion
  • Hemopericardium