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Cystic tuberculous constrictive pericarditis [PDF]

Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2007
What's your call? ![Figure][1] Chest radiographs of a 76-year-old woman with previous tuberculosis, progressive dyspnea and peripheral edema. A 76-year-old woman with a history of childhood tuberculosis was examined before admission to a tuberculosis sanatorium.
Kristopher P. Croome, Mark Landis, Daniel Bach, Michael Chu, N McKenzie   +4 more
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Prevalence, hemodynamics, and cytokine profile of effusive-constrictive pericarditis in patients with tuberculous pericardial effusion. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
BACKGROUND:Effusive constrictive pericarditis (ECP) is visceral constriction in conjunction with compressive pericardial effusion. The prevalence of proven tuberculous ECP is unknown.
Mpiko Ntsekhe, Kerryn Matthews, Faisal F Syed, Armin Deffur, Motasim Badri, Patrick J Commerford, Bernard J Gersh, Katalin A Wilkinson, Robert J Wilkinson, Bongani M Mayosi   +9 more
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Tuberculous pericarditis with constrictive physiology [PDF]

European Heart Journal, 2009
A previously healthy 28-year-old man presented with 1 week's history of chest pain, low-grade fever, and progressive dyspnoea. Minimal electrocardiographic changes were found; however, cardiac ultrasound revealed moderate amounts of pericardial fluid, inferolateral hypokinesia, and a left ventricular ejection fraction of 40% ( Panel 1 , arrow points to
Morten Kraen, Markus Müller, Per Björkman   +2 more
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HIV infection is associated with a lower incidence of constriction in presumed tuberculous pericarditis: a prospective observational study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2008
BACKGROUND: Pericardial constriction is a serious complication of tuberculous pericardial effusion that occurs in up to a quarter of patients despite anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy.
Mpiko Ntsekhe, Charles S Wiysonge, Freedom Gumedze, Gary Maartens, Patrick J Commerford, Jimmy A Volmink, Bongani M Mayosi   +6 more
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Novel role of cardiovascular MRI to contextualise tuberculous pericardial inflammation and oedema as predictors of constrictive pericarditis. [PDF]

Front Cardiovasc Med
Tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome have reached epidemic proportions, particularly affecting vulnerable populations in low- and middle-income countries of sub-Saharan Africa.
Giliomee LJ, Doubell AF, Robbertse PS, John TJ, Herbst PG.   +4 more
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Clinical features of non-tuberculous constrictive pericarditis [PDF]

Thorax, 1974
Ikram, H., Banim, S. O., and Makey, A. R. (1974). Thorax , 29 , 204-208. Clinical features of non-tuberculous constrictive pericarditis. This paper describes the clinical features of five cases of constrictive pericarditis of non-tuberculous aetiology.
Hamid Ikram, S O Banim, A. R. Makey
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Shelled heart: tuberculous constrictive pericarditis. [PDF]

Heart Asia, 2013
A 55-year-old man presented with progressive distension of the abdomen, pedal oedema, effort dyspnoea and excessive fatigue. Physical examination showed facial puffiness, distended neck veins with prominent Y descent in jugular venous pressure, ascites, systolic retraction of the chest wall and a loud pericardial knock.
Rajesh G, Raju D, Krishnan MN.
europepmc   +5 more sources

Head-to-head comparison of the diagnostic value of five tests for constrictive tuberculous pericarditis [PDF]

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background: The diagnosis of constrictive tuberculous pericarditis (TBP) remains challenging. This study aimed to evaluate 5 tests (acid-fast bacilli [AFB] smear, Mycobacterium tuberculosis [MTB] culture, Xpert MTB/RIF assay, CapitalBio Mycobacterium ...
Guocan Yu, Fangming Zhong, Wuchen Zhao, Bo Ye, Kan Xu, Gang Chen   +5 more
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Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis due to Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome following Tuberculous Pericarditis [PDF]

CASE, 2020
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Yllka Latifi, Remo Gugelmann, Johannes Rigger, Benjamin Preiswerk, Urs Eriksson, Franz R. Eberli, Alain Bernheim   +6 more
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Clinical characteristics and initial management of patients with tuberculous pericarditis in the HIV era: the Investigation of the Management of Pericarditis in Africa (IMPI Africa) registry [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2006
Background The incidence of tuberculous pericarditis has increased in Africa as a result of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic. However, the effect of HIV co-infection on clinical features and prognosis in tuberculous pericarditis is not ...
Sliwa Karen, Parish Andy, Rebe Kevin, Burch Vanessa C, Nkouonlack Duquesne C, Blackett Kathleen, Maritz Frans, Mntla Phindile, Thembela Bongani, Awotedu Abolade A, Thomas Kandathil M, Thomas Baby M, Aje Akinyemi, Maartens Gary, Gumedze Freedom, Volmink Jimmy A, Ntsekhe Mpiko, Wiysonge Charles, Mayosi Bongani M, Vezi Brian Z, Alam Nowshad, Brown Basil G, Gould Trevor, Visser Tim, Shey Muki S, Magula Nombulelo P, Commerford Patrick J   +26 more
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