I01: Rheumatic fever with heart involvement

I01.0: Acute rheumatic pericarditis

You have become infected some time ago with certain bacteria. You had a sore throat or tonsillitis caused by bacteria. Your immune system fought the bacteria using certain antibodies. However, these antibodies can also attack the body’s tissue.

Your pericardium has become inflamed as a result of this condition. The heart is composed of a thick muscle layer and a thin membrane in the heart interior. An external sac, the pericardium, surrounds the heart. This sac consists of a tight membrane.

Pericarditis can cause a high temperature and chest pain, for example.

Also common is a high temperature, joint pain, and feeling generally ill.

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