| His office later announced he had been hospitalised for pericarditis, an inflammation of the heart lining. |
| These complications include pleural infection or empyema, meningitis, purulent pericarditis, or endocarditis. |
| The addition of corticosteroids is recommended for patients with tuberculous pericarditis and tuberculous meningitis. |
| Carditis associated with rheumatic fever manifests as pericarditis, myocarditis, and most commonly, endocarditis. |
| Manifestations include cardiomegaly, heart murmur, friction rub secondary to pericarditis, and congestive heart failure. |
| Patients with cardiac involvement may present with pericarditis, myocarditis, or cardiac conduction blocks. |
