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Tuberculosis Beyond the Lungs: A Pictorial Review of Key Diagnostic Imaging Insights. [PDF]

open access: yesCureus
Zapata Naranjo M   +4 more
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Immunotherapy for Tuberculous Pericarditis

New England Journal of Medicine, 2014
Pericardial tuberculosis is an important clinical problem in resource-limited countries, particularly in those with concomitant epidemics of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Tuberculosis involving closed anatomical spaces such as the pericardium or meninges can cause devastating inflammatory injury, and management with antimicrobial ...
Mpiko Ntsekhe   +2 more
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Benign Tuberculous Constrictive Pericarditis: A Case of Complete Resolution with Empirical Antimicrobial Treatment

ARYA Atherosclerosis, 2023
Tuberculous (TB) pericarditis is a well-known manifestation of tuberculosis, particularly in endemic regions. The progression to constrictive pericarditis, while under anti-tuberculosis treatment, is reported to be as high as 30%.
Seyedeh Mahnaz Mirbod   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Tuberculous calcific constrictive pericarditis in an adult female with a past history of abdominal tuberculosis

Tropical doctor
Tuberculous pericarditis, one of the rarer extrapulmonary manifestations of tuberculosis, remains a challenge in endemic countries such as India. As the clinical presentation of tuberculous pericarditis is highly variable, the diagnosis is often missed ...
Dhruv Bansal   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Unveiling Tuberculous Constrictive Pericarditis: A Case of Ascites as the Telltale Sign

Med Discoveries
Ascites, often associated with cirrhosis decompensation, can have diverse origins, including extra-hepatic causes. Constrictive Pericarditis (CP) represents a persistent inflammatory condition marked by enduring scarring, fibrosis, and calcification of ...
Mehdi Belhakim
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Management of Tuberculous Pericarditis

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1987
The cases of 17 patients with tuberculous pericarditis were reviewed. Thirteen patients had effusive pericarditis, and 10 had surgical drainage of the effusion. No deaths were due to pericardial tamponade; this appears to be related to earlier recognition of major pericardial effusions by echocardiography. In 2 patients clinical evidence of pericardial
Gregg Lipschik   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Tuberculous pericarditis in a child

Journal of Infection, 1996
A 14-year-old boy with tuberculous pericarditis and tamponade is described. Confirmation was by culture of pericardial aspirate. Though he did not have a cough, acid-fast bacilli were detected following induced sputum. Chest X-ray did not show evidence of pulmonary tuberculosis, but enlarged mediastinal nodes were detected by computerized tomography ...
S.J. King   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

RECURRENT TUBERCULOUS PERICARDITIS

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1952
Excerpt Shock and pain are seldom considered to be prominent manifestations of tuberculous pericarditis.
John F. Boettner   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Tuberculous Pericarditis

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1991
Tuberculosis is responsible for approximately 4% of cases of acute pericarditis, 7% of cases of cardiac tamponade, and, in older studies, 6% of instances of constrictive pericarditis. However, in some nonindustrialized countries, tuberculosis is a leading cause of pericarditis.
openaire   +2 more sources

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