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 ...
Ali, Aamir +5 more
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A Silent Threat: Tuberculous Pericarditis Presenting With Early Tamponade in a Young Migrant. [PDF]
CureusTuberculous pericarditis (TBP) is a rare but potentially life-threatening manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, particularly in regions with low tuberculosis (TB) prevalence.
Shayo W +4 more
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The clinical application value and the imaging characteristic of <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CT in tuberculous pericarditis. [PDF]
BMC Cardiovasc DisordTuberculous pericarditis is the most common cause of pericardial disease in tuberculosis-endemic areas. Accurate and early diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis is crucial due to its high mortality; however, the diagnostic accuracy of current methods ...
Du X, Zhu F, You Q.
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Fungal esophagitis associated with tuberculous pericarditis in an human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient: a case report. [PDF]
J Med Case Rep, 2022 Background Opportunistic infections are frequent in people living with the human immunodeficiency virus who either do not have access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) or use it irregularly. Tuberculosis is the most frequent infectious disease in PLHIV and
Silva GM +5 more
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Rare concurrent extrapulmonary tuberculous pericarditis and pleuritis accompanied with lung silicosis. [PDF]
Respir Med Case RepSuci YD, Permatasari A, Koesomoprodjo W.
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Tuberculous Pericarditis Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade: Role of Echocardiography. [PDF]
J Med Cases, 2023 Tuberculous pericarditis, a rare but potentially lethal manifestation of tuberculosis, poses diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in clinical practice.
Khatun N +5 more
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Tuberculous Pericarditis [PDF]
New England Journal of Medicine, 2018 info:eu-repo/semantics ...
Faria, D, Freitas, A
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Clinical Application of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis-RNA Assay of Pericardial Tissue Specimens in the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Pericarditis. [PDF]
Infect Drug Resist, 2023 Purpose To assess the accuracy of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)-RNA assay using pericardial tissue specimens for tuberculous pericarditis (TBP) diagnosis. Methods MTB culture and MTB-RNA assay were performed for patients with suspected TBP.
Zhang J, Bu C, Yao L, Xu K.
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Tuberculous Pericarditis Mimicking a Malignant Pericardial Tumor: A Case Report. [PDF]
J Korean Soc Radiol, 2023 Tuberculous pericarditis is an extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis that is most commonly associated with pericardial thickening, effusion, and calcification.
Park JY +6 more
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