25. Fibrinous pericarditis – cor villosum
Organ: Heart + pericardium
Description:
Everywhere on the surface of the pericardium can a thin, network like diffuse material be seen. In some parts it looks like a spider-web.
Diagnosis: Cor villosum = fibrinous pericarditis
Causes (from most to least common):
- Uraemia
- Infection
- Mostly viral infection, mostly from the coxsackie virus
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Rheumatic fever
Theory:
Fibrinous pericarditis is a type of fibrinous acute inflammation. The exudate is fibrinous, meaning that it contains fibrin.
