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Effect of prednisolone on inflammatory markers in pericardial tuberculosis: A pilot study [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Pericardial disorders are a common cause of heart disease, and the most common cause of pericarditis in developing countries is tuberculous (TB) pericarditis.
Lai, RP, Mayosi, BM, Ntsekhe, M, Ross, IL, Shenje, J, Wilkinson, KA, Wilkinson, RJ   +6 more
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Tuberculous Pericarditis: Clinical, Diagnostic, and Therapeutic Features

Journal of Case Reports and Medical History, 2023
Introduction: Tuberculous pericarditis is a rare manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Due to the infrequency of this condition, the most effective management approach has not been clearly established. Our study analyzed 14 cases with tuberculous

semanticscholar   +1 more source

Proposed quality indicators and recommended standard reporting items in performance of EBUS bronchoscopy: An official World Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology Expert Panel consensus statement

Respirology, Volume 28, Issue 8, Page 722-743, August 2023., 2023
Abstract Background Since their introduction, both linear and radial endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) have become an integral component of the practice of Pulmonology and Thoracic Oncology. The quality of health care can be measured by comparing the performance of an individual or a health service with an ideal threshold or benchmark.
Daniel P. Steinfort, Matthew Evison, Ashleigh Witt, Georgios Tsaknis, Fayez Kheir, David Manners, Karan Madan, Calvin Sidhu, Alberto Fantin, Daniel A. Korevaar, Erik H. F. M. Van Der Heijden, on behalf of the WABIP Taskforce on Quality Indicators in EBUS Bronchoscopy   +11 more
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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, Aloísio Felipe-Silva, Leonardo Gomes Fonseca, Antônio Fernando Barros de Azevedo Filho, Luiz Fernando Seguro   +4 more
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Advances in imaging chest tuberculosis: blurring of differences between children and adults [PDF]

, 2009
This article reviews the ongoing role of imaging in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and its complications. A modern imaging classification of TB, taking into account both adults and children and the blurring of differences in the presentation patterns,
Ahmad, Al-Nasser, Andronikou, Andronikou, Andronikou, Andronikou, Andronikou, Bosch-Marcet, Bosch-Marcet, Buckingham, Burrill, Casas, Conces, De Backer, De Backer, De Villiers, den Boon, du Plessis, Erlank, Erlank, Fraser, Glicklich, Goodman, Goussard, Griffith-Richards, Grobbelaar, Gulati, Hamilton, Haramati, Hartman, Hopewell, Im, Jeong, Kim, Kim, Lee, Lee, Leung, Lighter, Marais, Maydell, Moon, Morris, Nakanishi, Neufang, Perlman, Raviglione, Reid, Rodriguez, Santelli, Scheepers, Stead, Swingler, Theron, Van Dyck, Van Rie, Vanhoenacker, Verver, Verver, Wall, Westcott, Woodring, Yilmaz, Zellweger   +63 more
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Tuberculous pericarditis in an older adult: a case report

Asian Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2023
We report a case of tuberculous pericarditis in a 65-year-old man. Tuberculous pericarditis is an extra-pulmonary tuberculous in endemic areas. Its complications include constrictive pericarditis and cardiac tamponade.
Wai Chen, C. Ko
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Anagrelide‐induced pericardial effusion in a patient with essential thrombocythemia

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 11, Issue 4, April 2023., 2023
Abstract Pericardial effusion leading to cardiac tamponade can occur due to a multitude of etiologies, one of which is medication adverse effects. In patients with comorbid conditions, this can prove to be a challenge in its co‐management along with the primary disease. We present a rare case of anagrelide‐induced pericardial effusion that is presented
David Song, Jawad Shabani, Vikash Jaiswal, Kusum Paudel, Arjun Gupta, David Rubinstein   +5 more
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A comparative study of diagnostic accuracy in 3026 pleural biopsies and matched pleural effusion cytology with clinical correlation

Cancer Medicine, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 1471-1481, January 2023., 2023
Effusion cytology is superior to pleural biopsy in excluding malignant pleural effusion and diagnosis of metastatic carcinomas. Abstract Background Pleural effusion can be caused by a wide range of benign and malignant conditions. Pleural biopsy and effusion cytology represent two key methods of pathological diagnosis.
Ivan K. Poon, Ronald C. K. Chan, Joseph S. H. Choi, Joanna K. M. Ng, Katsie T. Tang, Yolanda Y. H. Wong, Ka Pang Chan, Wing Ho Yip, Gary M. Tse, Joshua J. X. Li   +9 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, C A Frederiksen, C Wejse, S H Poulsen   +3 more
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The optimal duration of anti-tuberculous therapy before pericardiectomy in constrictive tuberculous pericarditis

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, Guocan Yu, Bo Ye, Fangming Zhong, Gang Chen   +4 more
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