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Constrictive pericarditis presenting as chylothorax [PDF]

, 2011
Chylothorax is a rare clinical condition that can be attributed to a damaged thoracic duct. The condition is suggested by aspiration of milky white fluid from the pleural cavity and is commonly associated with either malignant diseases or trauma (e.g ...
Fatimi, Saulat H., Khan, J. A., Naeem, M., Sobani, Z. A., Zubairi, A.   +4 more
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Value of Tygerberg Scoring for the Diagnosis and Management of Tuberculous Pericarditis [PDF]

, 2012
Extra pulmonary tuberculosis occurs in 20% of patients with tuberculosis. Tuberculosis pericarditis is seen in 1-8% of these patients. Tuberculosis has been reported to be the cause of acute pericarditis in 60-80% of the patients in the developing world.
Kurniyanto, Lumban Gaol, Donnie, Pangaribuan, Achnes, Tanggo, Yunus   +3 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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The management of tuberculous pericardial effusion : experience in 233 consecutive patients [PDF]

, 2007
The original publication is available at http://www.cvja.co.za/Aim: We report on the 30-day and one-year outcome of consecutive effusive pericarditis patients, including those with tuberculous pericarditis, over a six-year-period. Methods and Results:
Reuter, Helmuth, Burgess, Lesley J., Louw, Vernon J., Doubell, Anton F.   +3 more
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Tuberculosis of the chest [PDF]

, 2005
The relationship between tuberculosis and mankind has been known for many centuries, with the disease being one of the major causes of illness and death.
Caseiro-Alves, F, Curvo-Semedo, L, Teixeira, L   +2 more
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Recurrent pericarditis in older adults: Clinical and laboratory features and outcome

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Volume 72, Issue 11, Page 3467-3475, November 2024.
Abstract Background Current guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pericarditis refer to the general adult population. Few and fragmentary data regarding recurrent pericarditis in older adults exist. Objective of the Study Given the absence of specific data in scientific literature, we hypothesized that there might be clinical, laboratory and ...
Emanuele Bizzi, Francesco Cavaleri, Ruggiero Mascolo, Edoardo Conte, Stefano Maggiolini, Caterina Chiara Decarlini, Silvia Maestroni, Valentino Collini, Ludovico Luca Sicignano, Elena Verrecchia, Raffaele Manna, Massimo Pancrazi, Lucia Trotta, Giuseppe Lopalco, Danilo Malandrino, Giada Pallini, Sara Catenazzi, Luisa Carrozzo, Giacomo Emmi, George Lazaros, Antonio Brucato, Massimo Imazio   +21 more
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Right Heart Failure in Young People in Emerging Countries Is Most Commonly Secondary to Tuberculous Constrictive Pericarditis

International Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 2019
Constrictive pericarditis is a rare disease with a challenging diagnosis and treatment. Tuberculous pericarditis accounts to 1-2% of the cases in the United States, but is the most common cause in other countries.
Charbel Naim, Simon Bejjani, Omar Boustros, M. A. Ghanem, Nader Wansa, P. Habib, N. Kawkabani, Roula Darwish, Paul Charbel, B. Khalil   +9 more
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Pericardite efusiva‐constritiva como manifestação de um diagnóstico inesperado

Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia, 2015
Resumo: A pericardite constritiva é uma entidade clínica caracterizada pelo aparecimento de sinais e sintomas de insuficiência cardíaca direita, secundários à perda da compliance pericárdica.
Liliana Marta, Miguel Alves, Marisa Peres, Ricardo Ferreira, Hugo Ferreira, Margarida Leal, Ângelo Nobre   +6 more
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Constrictive pericarditis with severe heart failure - a case report and review of the literature [PDF]

, 2010
To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links fieldConstricitve pericarditis is an uncommon condition, often of unknown etiology but can be caused by infections, such as tuberculosis ...
Jón Þorkell Einarsson, Ragnar Danielsen, Tómas Guðbjartsson, Ólafur Skúli Indriðason   +3 more
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Diagnostic procedure for localized constrictive pericarditis leading to bilateral pleural effusion: two case reports

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 11, Issue 3, Page 1785-1789, June 2024.
Abstract Constrictive pericarditis is a rare disease. Localized constrictive pericarditis leading to bilateral pleural effusion is more difficult to recognize, and the diagnostic procedure can be ambiguous. Here, we report two patients diagnosed with localized constrictive pericarditis who presented with bilateral pleural effusion.
Shaowei Liu, Zhi Li, Naijian Li, Weifeng Wei, Xinyin Liang, Jinlin Wang   +5 more
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