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. 2026 Jan 26;18(2):163. doi: 10.21037/jtd-2025-aw-2033

Table 2. Reported case study etiologies of pericarditis requiring pericardiectomies (see Appendix 1 for full list of included studies).

Etiology Age (years) Number of cases
Bacterial non-mycobacterium tuberculosis 0–10 9
Camptodactyly-arthropathy-coxa vara-pericarditis 2–13 6
Idiopathic 3–17 4
Viral: non-coronavirus disease 19 2–13 4
Mulibrey nanism 3–12 3
Bacterial mycobacterium tuberculosis 4–12 2
Viral: coronavirus disease 19 7–13 2
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma 11 1
Arthrogryposis multiplex 10 1
Chronic appendicitis 14 1
Familial Mediterranean fever 8 1
Intrapericardial cactus spine penetration 5 1
Myhre syndrome 11 1
Post pericardiotomy syndrome 9 1
Rosai-Dorfman disease 6 1