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Diagnostic Value of Interferon-γ Release Assays on Pericardial Effusion for Diagnosis of Tuberculous Pericarditis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis remains a challenge. We aimed in this study to evaluate the diagnostic value of T-SPOT.TB on pericardial effusion for diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis.
Sainan Bian +4 more
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Primary Pericardial Angiosarcoma Demonstrating Initial Response Followed by Progression on First-Line Chemotherapy: A Case Report. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Primary pericardial angiosarcoma is an exceedingly rare and highly aggressive malignancy arising from pericardial endothelial cells, with a reported median survival of approximately 7 months. Owing to its non‐specific clinical presentation, diagnosis is frequently delayed, particularly in tuberculosis‐endemic regions, where symptoms may be ...
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South African Medical Journal, 2023 Background. Little is known about the impact of HIV infection on clinical presentation, complications, and morbid pericarditis-related outcomes of tuberculous pericarditis and its predictors. Objective.
F Gumedze +11 more
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A Case of Pericarditis and Pericardial Masses Associated With Mycobacterium Paragordonae
Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology, 2023 Tuberculosis is a common cause of pericarditis worldwide and has been associated with pericardial masses. Non-tuberculous mycobacteria are uncommonly associated with cardiac disease, having primarily been described in cases of endocarditis.
Rehman Jinah +2 more
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A Review of the Surgical Treatment for Constrictive Pericarditis [PDF]
ARYA Atherosclerosis, 2023 Chronic constrictive pericarditis results in the signs and symptoms of heart failure due to the chronic compression of the myocardium. When the pericardium becomes thickened and fibrosed, surgery is the sole curative management strategy. Surgery leads to
Imran Khan
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Tuberculous pericarditis : experience in a community hospital
Autopsy and Case Reports, 2011 Tuberculosis is a major public health problem worldwide. In Butantan district of São Paulo city, the average incidence over the last 7 years was 47.7 new cases/100,000 inhabitants. Tuberculous pericarditis is a serious form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos +4 more
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A clinical case of tuberculosis with transient constrictive pericarditis and perimyocarditis
Echo Research and Practice, 2019 Tuberculous pericarditis is a rare diagnosis seen among as few as 1% of tuberculosis (TB) patients in developed countries. We present a case of a 60-year-old male suffering from a transient constrictive pericarditis and subclinical involvement of the ...
V D Mathiasen +3 more
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2021 Background It is unclear about the duration of anti-tuberculous therapy before pericardiectomy (DATT) in the patients with constrictive tuberculous pericarditis.
Likui Fang +4 more
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The Treatment of Tuberculous Pericarditis [PDF]
Circulation, 1954 Twenty-seven patients with clinically primary tuberculous pericarditis were treated with prolonged chemotherapy consisting of intermittent doses of streptomycin and daily doses of paraminosalicylic acid or isoniazid. Twenty-one patients did well and were symptom-free six months to three years later.
E M, GOYETTE, E L, OVERHOLT, E, RAPAPORT
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Tuberculous pericarditis: three cases and brief review
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2016 Tuberculous pericarditis is a form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that is considered unusual in western countries. Diagnosis is often challenging, while proper treatment has a major impact on prognosis.
E.I. Metaxas +5 more
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