Tuberculous pericarditis [PDF]
Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2020 Leonardo F. Jurado +4 more
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Tuberculous Pericarditis—Own Experiences and Recent Recommendations [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2022 Tuberculous pericarditis (TBP) accounts for 1% of all forms of tuberculosis and for 1–2% of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. In endemic regions, TBP accounts for 50–90% of effusive pericarditis; in non-endemic, it only accounts for 4%.
Małgorzata Dybowska +6 more
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Tuberculous Pericarditis Mimicking a Malignant Pericardial Tumor: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology, 2023 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 +6 more
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Tuberculous Pericarditis. [PDF]
Dtsch Arztebl Int, 2021 A 15-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with symptoms of fever, chest tightness, epigastralgia, and progressive dyspnea for 7 days. There was neither febrile illness nor upper respiratory symptoms among family members.
Knuth J, Honold W.
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The Efficiency of TB LAM Antigen Test to Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra Test for the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Pericarditis Using Pericardial Fluid Samples [PDF]
Pathogens, 2023 Medical considerations for early diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis (TBP) include Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra and TB lipoarabinomannan (LAM) antigen (Ag) tests, with immunological status influencing the performance of the latter.
Samuel Alomatu +4 more
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Tuberculous constrictive pericarditis [PDF]
Research in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2015 Introduction: Constrictive pericarditis is characterized by constriction of the heart secondary to pericardial inflammation. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is useful imaging modality for addressing the challenges of confirming this ...
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Tuberculous pericarditis-a silent and challenging disease: A case report. [PDF]
World J Clin Cases, 2022 BACKGROUND Tuberculous pericarditis (TP) remains a challenge for endemic countries. In developing countries, one to two percent of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis develops TP.
Lucero OD +3 more
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Tuberculous Pericarditis in Childhood: A Case Report and a Systematic Literature Review. [PDF]
PathogensTuberculous pericarditis (TBP) is an important cause of pericarditis worldwide while being infrequent in childhood, especially in low-TB-incidence countries.
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Tuberculous pericarditis in a 71-year-old immunocompetent patient: Case report [PDF]
IDCasesTuberculosis is a transmissible disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is the leading cause of mortality due to infectious diseases.
Carlos Mejia Irias +2 more
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Subacute Cardiac Tamponade Due to Tuberculous Pericarditis Diagnosed by Urine Lipoarabinomannan Assay in a Immunocompetent Patient in Oyam District, Uganda: A Case Report. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 Background: Uganda ranks among the countries with the highest burden of TB the world and tuberculous pericarditis (TBP) affects up to 2% of people diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis worldwide.
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