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. 2005 Jan;18(1):38–55. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2005.11928030

Table 9.

Etiology of granulomatous pericardial heart disease

  1. Infectious agent
    1. Tuberculosis
    2. Fungus
    3. Parasite
  2. Cholesterol
    1. Idiopathy
    2. Association with another condition
      1. Hypothyroidism
      2. Rheumatoid arthritis
      3. Tuberculosis
      4. Hypercholesterolemia
  3. Iatrogenesis
    1. Talc
    2. Other foreign body

  4. Sarcoidosis