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Tuberculous pericarditis: Challenges and controversies in the modern era [PDF]

, 2016
Tuberculous pericarditis (TBP) continues to wreak havoc across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite more than 5 decades of treatment and research into TBP, we are not much closer to alleviating the suffering and mortality associated with this extrapulmonary
Kyriakakis, Charles G.
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Features on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and accuracy of echocardiographic findings for diagnosing constrictive pericarditis [PDF]

, 2021
Constrictive pericarditis is a rare disease with a difficult diagnosis. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging data of Aga Khan University Hospital from January 2011 to March 2020 was retrospectively reviewed and patients with the diagnosis of ...
Iqbal, Salik Ur Rehman, Sultan, Fateh Ali Tipoo   +1 more
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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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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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Use of magnetic resonance imaging in assessment of constrictive pericarditis: a Moroccan center experience [PDF]

, 2011
Background The diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis continues to be a clinical challenge. Magnetic resonance imaging provides excellent visualization of the pericardium.
Amri, Rachida, Belhaj, Loubna, Boulahya, Abdellatif, Cherradi, Rhizlane, Cherti, Mohamed, Doghmi, Nawal, Elfakir, Youssef, Haddour, Laila, Lachhab, Amal, Maazouzi, Wajih, Oukerraj, Latifa, Seghrouchni, Anis, Taoussi, Omar, Wahid, Fouad Amal, Zouhairi, Abdellah   +14 more
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Right-sided constrictive pericarditis: A rare variant of an uncommon disease

Journal of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging, 2019
Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is characterized by thick pericardial fibrosis and calcification that causes progressively impaired diastolic filling of the heart with associated symptoms of heart failure.
Mehul Popatlal Oswal, Chandrashekhar Kashinath Ponde   +1 more
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Tuberculous pericardial abscess with impending pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade [PDF]

, 2011
The case of a 59 year male with acute tuberculous pericardial abscess who presented with cough, dyspnoea, haemoptysis, signs of Tamponade and a large Pleural Effusion is reported.
Faheem-ul-Haq,, Fatimi, Saulat H., Hanif, Hashim Muhammad, Jalil, Fatima, Muzaffar, Marium   +4 more
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An approach to the patient with suspected pericardial disease [PDF]

, 2015
Diseases of the pericardium commonly manifest in one of three ways: acute pericarditis, pericardial effusion and constrictive pericarditis. In the developed world, the most common cause of acute pericarditis is viral or idiopathic disease, while in the ...
de Vries, Elma, Doubell, Anton F, Isaacs, Abdul, Kyriakakis, Charles G, Mayosi, Bongani M   +4 more
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Subacute pericardial abscess after aortic valve replacement: a case report [PDF]

, 2020
BACKGROUND: Purulent pericarditis is an infectious disease, frequently caused by gram-positive bacteria, that is rarely observed in healthy individuals, and is often associated with predisposing conditions. CASE PRESENTATION: Here, we present the case of
Foa A., Galie N., Magnani I., Pacini D., Paolisso P., Pizzi C., Savini C., Spadotto A.   +7 more
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Study on the Association Network of Tuberculosis Lesions in Adult Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in China: A Large‐Scale Multicenter Observational Study

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Background: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is a significant health problem which can lead to severe morbidity and mortality. In clinical practice, EPTB can have a variety of nonspecific clinical manifestations and can be concurrent with other types of EPTB.
Jiajia Yu, Yunqing Chang, Chen Liang, Shengsheng Liu, Liang Li, Jian Du, Youcai Li, Hongyan Chen, Jianxiong Liu, Jinshan Ma, Mingwu Li, Jingmin Qin, Wei Shu, Peilan Zong, Yi Zhang, Xiaofeng Yan, Zhiyi Yang, Yongkang Dong, Zaoxian Mei, Qunyi Deng, Pu Wang, Wenge Han, Meiying Wu, Ling Chen, Xinguo Zhao, Lei Tan, Fujian Li, Chao Zheng, Hongwei Liu, Xinjie Li, Ertai A, Yingrong Du, Fenglin Liu, Wenyu Cui, Song Yang, Xiaohong Chen, Quanhong Wang, Junfeng Han, Qingyao Xie, Yanmei Feng, Wenyu Liu, Peijun Tang, Jianyong Zhang, Jian Zheng, Dawei Chen, Xiangyang Yao, Tong Ren, Yang Li, Yuanyuan Li, Lei Wu, Qiang Song, Jian Zhang, Mei Yang, Yuanyuan Liu, Shuliang Guo, Kun Yan, Xinghua Shen, Dan Lei, Yangli Zhang, Shenjie Tang, Wanli Kang, Mahmoud Elhaig   +61 more
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