ICD-11 classes
11 Diseases of the circulatory system
Pericarditis
BB20 — Acute pericarditis
BB20.0 — Infectious pericarditis
ICD-11 BB20.0 — Infectious pericarditis
A disease of the pericardium, caused by a secondary infection with a bacterial, viral, or fungal source. This disease is characterised by fever, odynophagia, cough, fatigue, or chest pain. Confirmation is by identification of the bacterial, viral, or fungal agent in a blood sample.
It includes 1 item.
- Pyopericarditis
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: