Sequential study of echocardiographic changes in purulent pericarditis [PDF]
, 1984 Serial echocardiographic studies were performed in a child with purulent pericarditis. Besides demonstrating the pericardial effusion, echocardiography was used to assess cardiac function. Computer analysis of changes in left ventricular dimension showed
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Emergency centre diagnosis and treatment of purulent pericarditis: A case report from Tanzania
African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2018 Introduction: Purulent pericarditis poses diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, especially in resource-limited settings due to the unavailability of diagnostic tools, equipment, and expertise.
Catherine R. Shari +3 more
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An Unusual Complication of Pericarditis
The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports, 2018 Background According to current guidelines, acute pericarditis is an inflammatory pericardial syndrome with or without pericardial effusion. Case Description We report on a patient who was treated for purulent pericarditis and developed a ...
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Purulent pericarditis: Report of a case [PDF]
, 2019 No ...
Beck, P.D., Kahn, L.B.
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Systemic manifestations in the course of meningococcal disease [PDF]
, 2009 Background/Aim. Meningococcal disease most often manifests itself as meningitis or sepsis. During the course of these diseases, other clinical events sometimes develop such as pneumonia, pericarditis, arthritis, and they are referred to as extrameningeal
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Short Communication: Thoraco-pericardiotomy in two bovines under field condition [PDF]
, 2011 The present paper deals with two typical cases of traumatic pericarditis,in a crossbred pregnant cow and a bullock. The patients had a history of brisket edema, anorexia, and wasting condition for a period of 15 days.
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Pericardial Effusion in Association With Periodontitis: Case Report and Review of 8 Patients in Literature [PDF]
Periodontal diseases are well-known background for infective endocarditis. Here, we show that pericardial effusion or pericarditis might have origin also in periodontal diseases.
Ito, Hiroshi +5 more
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Pattern of pericardial diseases in HIV positive patients at University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria [PDF]
, 2011 Rationale. Pericarditis has been reported as the most common cardiac complication of HIV disease, followed by pericardial effusion. Methods. A retrospective review was conducted of all 68 patients treated for pericardial diseases between August 2003 and ...
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On the pathogenesis of purulent pericarditis
Kazan medical journal, 1935 Among metastatic abscesses with surgical sepsis, purulent pericarditis is relatively rare. On Gerke's material, pericarditis, as a complication of septicemia, erysipelas, scarlet fever, is rare. Among 8937 septic patients, pericarditis was detected clinically and at autopsy in 221 cases, with purulent pericarditis in most cases (90).
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A Reanalysis of the FDA's Benefit-Risk Assessment of Moderna's mRNA-1273 COVID Vaccine: For 18-25-Year-Old Males, Risks Exceeded Benefits Relative to Hospitalizations [PDF]
arXivThe FDA conducted a benefit-risk assessment for Moderna's COVID vaccine mRNA-1273 prior to its full approval (announced 1/31/2022). The FDA focused its assessment on males of ages 18-64 years because the agency's risk analysis was limited to vaccine-attributable myocarditis/pericarditis (VAM/P) given the excess risk among males.
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