rheumatic pericarditis

rheumatic pericarditis
pericardial inflammation associated with active rheumatic heart disease, characterized by a fibrinous, serofibrinous, or purulent exudate, sparse to densely shaggy fibrin deposits, chest pain, and pericardial friction rub.

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