Assertion: recurrent pericarditis | /r/HasProperty | autoimmune
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text: Recurrent pericarditis is most commonly idiopathic, viral, or autoimmune in origin.8 Risk factors for recurrence are not well defined; however, a favorable response to initial treatment of the index case of pericarditis with aspirin or other NSAIDs is associated with lower risk, whereas initial glucocorticoid use is associated with a higher risk.9-11
text: For all of these reasons, it is rational to speculate that chronic, recurrent pericarditis is an autoimmune disorder.