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What Causes Bilateral Pleural Effusion: A Case Report [PDF]

The Clinical Respiratory Journal
Background Tuberculous pericarditis begins with fibrinous and hemorrhagic pericarditis, followed by pericardial effusion, then pericardial hypertrophy, which may turn into subacute or chronic stage, and partly develop into pericarditis.
Miaojuan Zhu, Shuaiyu Lin, Yifei Chen, Jiong Yang, Hanxiang Nie   +4 more
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Right ventricular dysfunction after pericardiectomy for tuberculous constrictive pericarditis: A case report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
This case report provides a peculiar case of tuberculous constrictive pericarditis (TCP) who presented with right ventricular dysfunction after pericardiectomy.
Duarte NF, de Aguiar Trigueirinho Ferreira S, Filho DAA, Vidal CHL, Lima RS, Martins AVV, Castro RO, de Assis ACR, Soares PR, Scudeler TL.   +9 more
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Tuberculous pericarditis

Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2021
A 15-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with symptoms of fever, chest tightness, epigastralgia, and progressive dyspnea for 7 days. There was neither febrile illness nor upper respiratory symptoms among family members.
Jürgen, Knuth, Walter, Honold
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The clinical application value and the imaging characteristic of 18F-FDG PET/CT in tuberculous pericarditis [PDF]

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Background Tuberculous pericarditis is the most common cause of pericardial disease in tuberculosis-endemic areas. Accurate and early diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis is crucial due to its high mortality; however, the diagnostic accuracy of current ...
Xiaoqing Du, Feng Zhu, Qian You
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Tuberculous Pericarditis in an Immunocompromised Patient: A Case Report. [PDF]

Cureus
This case report details the presentation, diagnostic process, and management of tuberculous pericarditis (TBP) in a 43-year-old male with a history of chronic severe pericarditis, right-sided heart failure, and rheumatoid arthritis.
Alotaibi N, Almutawa F, Alhazzaa A, Suliman I.   +3 more
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A case of treatment of chronic constrictive pericarditis of tuberculous etiology

Вестник медицинского института «Реавиз»: Реабилитация, врач и здоровье
An observation from practice is given tuberculous constrictive pericarditis, which has been occurring for a long time with symptoms of polyserositis without identifying of etiology.
R. V. Tarasov, E. V. Krasnikova, S. S. Cadovnikova, D. N. Prokhodtsov, A. S. Khozikov, M. A. Bagirov   +5 more
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The Efficiency of TB LAM Antigen Test to Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra Test for the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Pericarditis Using Pericardial Fluid Samples

Pathogens, 2023
Medical considerations for early diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis (TBP) include Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra and TB lipoarabinomannan (LAM) antigen (Ag) tests, with immunological status influencing the performance of the latter.
Samuel Alomatu, Sandeep Vasaikar, Kandathil Thomas, Thozama Dubula, Khulile Moeketsi   +4 more
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The Constricted Heart: A 31-Year-Old Man with a Case of Constrictive Tuberculous Pericarditis. [PDF]

Am J Case Rep
Patient: Male, 31-year-old Final Diagnosis: Constrictive pericarditis • tuberculosis Symptoms: Constitutional symptoms • dyspnea • pleuritic chest pain Clinical Procedure: Pericardiectomy Specialty: Cardiac Surgery • Cardiology • Infectious Diseases ...
Olakunle OE, Tobin RS, Guynn N, Osabutey A, Younker M, Khan M, Mosunjac M, Ward AF, Ogunniyi MO.   +8 more
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Case Report: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis presenting as multiple caseous pericardial masses [PDF]

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
The diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis presenting as a hemorrhagic pericardial effusion is not difficult to make, but the presence of multiple pericardial masses in tuberculous pericarditis is uncommon.
Juan Wang, Run Zhang, Zhengliang Li, Hui Fang, Wenzhong Zhang   +4 more
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Tuberculous constrictive pericarditis: 'armored heart'. [PDF]

QJM
Learning points for clinicians Symptoms such as progressive dyspnea on exertion, Kussmaul’s sign, bilateral rales and lower extremity edema should raise suspicion for constrictive pericarditis. Echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging play
Yang J, Xiang W, He R, Zhang P.
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