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Interventions for treating tuberculous pericarditis [PDF]

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017
Tuberculous pericarditis can impair the heart's function and cause death; long term, it can cause the membrane to fibrose and constrict causing heart failure. In addition to antituberculous chemotherapy, treatments include corticosteroids, drainage, and surgery.To assess the effects of treatments for tuberculous pericarditis.We searched the Cochrane ...
Wiysonge, Charles S., Ntsekhe, Mpiko, Thabane, Lehana, Volmink, Jimmy, Majombozi, Dumisani, Gumedze, Freedom, Pandie, Shaheen, Mayosi, Bongani M.   +7 more
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Recurrent pericarditis in older adults: Clinical and laboratory features and outcome

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Volume 72, Issue 11, Page 3467-3475, November 2024.
Abstract Background Current guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pericarditis refer to the general adult population. Few and fragmentary data regarding recurrent pericarditis in older adults exist. Objective of the Study Given the absence of specific data in scientific literature, we hypothesized that there might be clinical, laboratory and ...
Emanuele Bizzi, Francesco Cavaleri, Ruggiero Mascolo, Edoardo Conte, Stefano Maggiolini, Caterina Chiara Decarlini, Silvia Maestroni, Valentino Collini, Ludovico Luca Sicignano, Elena Verrecchia, Raffaele Manna, Massimo Pancrazi, Lucia Trotta, Giuseppe Lopalco, Danilo Malandrino, Giada Pallini, Sara Catenazzi, Luisa Carrozzo, Giacomo Emmi, George Lazaros, Antonio Brucato, Massimo Imazio   +21 more
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Novel role of cardiovascular MRI to contextualise tuberculous pericardial inflammation and oedema as predictors of constrictive pericarditis

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome have reached epidemic proportions, particularly affecting vulnerable populations in low- and middle-income countries of sub-Saharan Africa.
N. Carrabba, Nikhil Agrawal, S. Figliozzi, L. J. Giliomee, A. Doubell, P. S. Robbertse, T. J. John, P. G. Herbst   +7 more
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Tuberculous pericardial abscess with impending pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade [PDF]

, 2011
The case of a 59 year male with acute tuberculous pericardial abscess who presented with cough, dyspnoea, haemoptysis, signs of Tamponade and a large Pleural Effusion is reported.
Faheem-ul-Haq,, Fatimi, Saulat H., Hanif, Hashim Muhammad, Jalil, Fatima, Muzaffar, Marium   +4 more
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Cryptococcus, Pathological observations of five autopsy cases and one biopsy case [PDF]

, 1959
Pathologic, anatomical, and histological findings of 5 autopsy cases and one biopsy case of cryptococcosis have been described. Macroscopically the foci of the lung are grayish white or yellowish white in color and range in size from the small acinous ...
Inohara, Tsuyoshi, Kanamoto, Akihisa, Kuroda, Kiyoshi, Murase, Joji, Ogawa, Katsuo, Uejima, Akira   +5 more
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Diagnostic procedure for localized constrictive pericarditis leading to bilateral pleural effusion: two case reports

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 11, Issue 3, Page 1785-1789, June 2024.
Abstract Constrictive pericarditis is a rare disease. Localized constrictive pericarditis leading to bilateral pleural effusion is more difficult to recognize, and the diagnostic procedure can be ambiguous. Here, we report two patients diagnosed with localized constrictive pericarditis who presented with bilateral pleural effusion.
Shaowei Liu, Zhi Li, Naijian Li, Weifeng Wei, Xinyin Liang, Jinlin Wang   +5 more
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The management of tuberculous pericardial effusion : experience in 233 consecutive patients [PDF]

, 2007
The original publication is available at http://www.cvja.co.za/Aim: We report on the 30-day and one-year outcome of consecutive effusive pericarditis patients, including those with tuberculous pericarditis, over a six-year-period. Methods and Results:
Reuter, Helmuth, Burgess, Lesley J., Louw, Vernon J., Doubell, Anton F.   +3 more
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Short-Course Chemotherapy for Tuberculosis [PDF]

, 2005
Annotated and edite transcript of a Witness Seminar held on 3 February 2004. Introduction by Dr Linda Bryder, University of Auckland.First published by the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL, 2005. ©The Trustee of the Wellcome Trust,
Christie, DA, Tansey, EM
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The causes, treatment, and outcome of acute heart failure in 1006 Africans From 9 countries [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Acute heart failure (AHF) in sub-Saharan Africa has not been well characterized. Therefore,wesought to describe the characteristics, treatment, and outcomes of patients admitted with AHF in sub-Saharan Africa.
Alemayehu, Bekele, Ba, Serigne Abdou, Cotter, Gad, Damasceno, Albertino, Davison, Beth A., Dzudie, Anastase, Edwards, Christopher, Kouam, Charles Kouam, Maru, Fikru, Mayosi, Bongani M., Mondo, Charles, Ogah, Okechukwu S., Ojji, Dike, Sani, Mahmoud, Schrueder, Neshaad, Sliwa, Karen, Suliman, Ahmed, Yonga, Gerald   +17 more
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A Mysterious Effusion: Tuberculous Pericarditis [PDF]

The Journal of Pediatrics, 2016
Journal of Pediatrics, The - In Press.Proof corrected by the author Available online since jeudi 5 mai ...
Nan-Chang Chiu, Shye-Jao Wu, Ming-Ren Chen, Chun-Chih Peng, Lung Chang, Hsin Chi, Chien-Yu Lin   +6 more
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