ICD-11 classes
11 Diseases of the circulatory system
Pericarditis
BB25 — Pericardial effusion

ICD-11 BB25 — Pericardial effusion

Pericardial effusion is an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pericardial sac. Noninflammatory diseases such as chronic renal failure, circulatory congestion, hypothyroidism and amyroidosis can cause pericardial effusion.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

It has no clarifying diagnoses.