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Tuberculosis: An Update for the Clinician

Respirology, Volume 30, Issue 3, Page 196-205, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant global health threat with high mortality and efforts to meet WHO End TB Strategy milestones are off‐track. It has become clear that TB is not a dichotomous infection with latent and active forms but presents along a disease spectrum.
Saskia Janssen, Melissa Murphy, Caryn Upton, Brian Allwood, Andreas H. Diacon   +4 more
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Pericarditis caused by Mycobacterium africanum: case report

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Mycobacterium africanum is a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and is endemic in West Africa, where it causes up to half of all cases of pulmonary tuberculosis.
Paula Mascarell, Alba de la Rica, Sergio Padilla, Montserrat Ruiz-García, José López-Escudero, Javier García-Abellán, Ángela Botella, Mar Masiá, Félix Gutiérrez   +8 more
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Constrictive tuberculous pericarditis in a HIV-positive patient [PDF]

, 2017
Constrictive pericarditis is a relatively rare clinical manifestation nowadays. We present the case of an HIV-positive patient with constrictive calcified pericarditis due to an infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Balmer, Mary-Claude, Bohlmann, Michael K., Carrel, Thierry P., Eckstein, Friedrich S.   +3 more
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Tuberculosis Associated Chylothorax: A Case Report

Respirology Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 2, February 2025.
This is a case report on a TB associated chylothorax who underwent thoracic duct ligation. ABSTRACT Chylothorax is the accumulation of chyle in the pleural cavity. Tuberculosis is one of its rarest causes. Diagnosis of chylothorax can be made by evaluation of triglycerides concentration in pleural fluid. It is primarily managed medically but surgery is
Niharika Malego, Ranjan Sapkota, Aakriti Sharma, Pratikshya Thapaliya   +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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Pericardial mesothelioma presenting as chronic constrictive pericarditis. A series of three cases from a single institution

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2018
Pericardial mesotheliomas are rare tumors which often present with features of constrictive pericarditis. We present clinical, imaging, histological, and immunohistochemical findings of three cases presenting with chronic constrictive pericarditis.
Monalisa Hui, K R Harshavardhana, Shantveer G Uppin   +2 more
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Cystic Tuberculous Pericarditis A Rare Form

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2005
Tuberculous pericariditis is the most common cause of chronic pericarditis, especially in developing countries. Cystic tuberculous pericarditis is an exceedingly rare type of tuberculosis. Authors discuss clinical manifestations and radiological findings
B Sharifi-Mood, R Alavi Naini, M Eazadi
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Calcific pericarditis strangling the heart, an answer to unexplained heart failurediagnostic modalities

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Pericardial calcification is often found incidentally from imaging studies and may be a clue to constrictive pericarditis. Constrictive pericarditis often mimics other causes of heart failure, pulmonary, or liver disease, making it hard to diagnose ...
Sondang Jasmine Sitorus, Gede Rur Us Suryawan, Rosi Amrilla Fagi   +2 more
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Unraveling Heart Inflammation: Recurrent Myopericarditis Caused by Coxsackie A Virus—A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 12, Issue 12, December 2024.
ABSTRACT Acute recurrent myopericarditis, characterized by the occurrence of a new myopericarditis event following a symptom‐free interval of 4–6 weeks, is relatively rare lacking definitive guidelines for management. Understanding its prevalence, causes, and optimal management is challenging due to limited data and insufficient guidelines.
Maisha Maliha, Vikyath Satish, Kuan Yu Chi, Nishat Shama, Sananda Halder, Sumaiya Monjur Oishy, Amrin Kharawala, Dimitrios Varrias, Robert T. Fallaice   +8 more
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Tuberculous Pericarditis Mimicking a Malignant Pericardial Tumor: A Case Report

Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
Tuberculous pericarditis is an extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis that is most commonly associated with pericardial thickening, effusion, and calcification. We present a case of tuberculous pericarditis mimicking a malignant pericardial tumor
Ji Young Park, Ji-Yeon Han, Jinyoung Park, Gi Won Shin, Su Young Yun, Mi Seon Kang, Da Som Kim   +6 more
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