Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Infectious: • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus • Bacterial: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Pneumococcus spp, Staphylococcus spp, Coxiella burnetii • Fungal: Histoplasma, Aspergillus, Blastomyces, Candida Non-Infectious: • Rheumatologic: SLE, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sjogren Syndrome, Scleroderma, MCTD, Sarcoidosis, Familiar Mediterranean Fever • Vasculitis: EGPA, Horton Disease, Takayasu Disease, Behcet Syndrome • Malignant - Metastatic: Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer, Melanoma • Malignant - Primary: Lymphoma, Leukemia, Pericardial Mesothelioma • Metabolic: Uremia, Myxedema • Other: Radiation Injury, Direct Injury, Postcardiac Injury Syndrome, Dissection, Idiopathic, Drug-related - Sophia Hayes MD @Sophia_Hayes_MD #Pericardial #Effusion #Differential #Diagnosis #Causes #cardiology
