| obliterative arachnoiditis | Thickening of the leptomeninges, sometimes with obliteration of the subarachnoid space; commonly related to acute or chronic leptomeningitis of bacterial or chemical origin. See: leptomeningeal fibrosis. Synonym: obliterative arachnoiditis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| acute fibrinous pericarditis | The usual lesion of acute pericarditis in which inflammation produces large quantities of fibrin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adhesive pericarditis | Pericarditis with adhesions between the two pericardial layers, between the pericardium and heart, or between the pericardium and neighboring structures. Synonym: adherent pericardium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bacterial pericarditis | Pericarditis produced by bacterial infection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carcinomatous pericarditis | Pericarditis due to infiltration of carcinomatous cells, usually from surrounding structures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| viral pericarditis | Pericarditis due to a viral infection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pericarditis | <pathology> Inflammation of the pericardium. (18 Nov 1997) |
| pericarditis calculosa | Pericardial calcification owing to antecedent pericarditis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pericarditis epistenocardica | Pericarditis accompanying transmural myocardial infarction and limited to the area over the infarct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pericarditis obliterans | Inflammation of the pericardium leading to adhesion of the two layers, obliterating the sac. See: adhesive pericarditis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pericarditis sicca | Fibrinous pericarditis without significant pericardial effusion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pericarditis, tuberculous | Infection of the pericardium with tubercle bacilli. This condition arises by contiguous extension of tuberculous lesions of the hilar or mediastinal lymph nodes or by pleuropulmonary tuberculosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pericarditis villosa | Acute pericarditis with fibrinous exudate. See: bread-and-butter pericardium. Synonym: hairy heart, pericarditis villosa, shaggy pericardium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pericarditis with effusion | Pericardial inflammation producing excess pericardial fluid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rheumatic pericarditis | Fibrinous pericarditis occurring in acute rheumatic fever. (05 Mar 2000) |