BA60.0

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Dressler syndrome

Description

A condition of postmyocardial infarction (1 to 8 weeks), characterised by a set of associated symptom, including malaise, fever, pericardial discomfort, leukocytosis, an elevated sedimentation rate, and a pericardial effusion. Patients with this syndrome usually demonstrate localised fibrous pericarditis containing polymorphonuclear leukocytes.

Index terms

  • Dressler syndrome
  • Postmyocardial infarction syndrome
  • post-myocardial infarction syndrome
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  • postmyocardial infarction pericarditis

Inclusions

  • Postmyocardial infarction syndrome

Exclusions from above levels

  • BA41 – the listed conditions, when: concurrent with acute myocardial infarction
  • BE2Y – the listed conditions, when: not specified as current complications following acute myocardial infarction
  • 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
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  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
  • 18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • 19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
  • 20 – Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • 22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

  • BA60.1 – Other pericarditis as current complication following acute myocardial infarction
  • BA60.2 – Ventricular aneurysm as current complication following acute myocardial infarction
  • BA60.3 – Ventricular septal defect as current complication following acute myocardial infarction
  • BA60.4 – Cardiac rupture as current complication following acute myocardial infarction
  • BA60.5 – Pulmonary embolism as current complication following acute myocardial infarction
  • BA60.6 – Rupture of papillary muscle or chordae tendineae as current complication following acute myocardial infarction
  • BA60.7 – Mural thrombus as current complication following acute myocardial infarction
  • BA60.8 – Arrhythmia as current complication following acute myocardial infarction
  • BA60.9 – Cardiogenic shock, unrelated to mechanical complications, as current complication following acute myocardial infarction
  • BA60.Y – Other specified current complications following acute myocardial infarction
  • BA60.Z – Certain current complications following acute myocardial infarction, unspecified

Foundation entity

Dressler syndrome – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1353640147

Part of: BA60: Certain current complications following acute myocardial infarction › 11: Diseases of the circulatory system