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Innate versus acquired immune response in the pathogenesis of recurrent idiopathic pericarditis.
Autoimmunity reviews - 1 Apr 2010
Cantarini Luca, Luca Cantarini, Imazio Massimo, Massimo Imazio, Brucato Antonio, Antonio Brucato, Lucherini Orso Maria, Maria Lucherini Orso, Galeazzi Mauro, Mauro Galeazzi
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenesis of recurrent pericarditis is still poorly understood and may be related either to viral infections or autoimmune and autoinflammatory disorders. The immune system plays a major role in the pathogenesis of the disease, modulating individual responses to different noxa and explaining the variable reported recurrence rate (ranging from 20% to 50% of patients) following an attack of acute or...
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