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Tuberculosis Associated Chylothorax: A Case Report

open access: yesRespirology Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 2, February 2025.
This is a case report on a TB associated chylothorax who underwent thoracic duct ligation. ABSTRACT Chylothorax is the accumulation of chyle in the pleural cavity. Tuberculosis is one of its rarest causes. Diagnosis of chylothorax can be made by evaluation of triglycerides concentration in pleural fluid. It is primarily managed medically but surgery is
Niharika Malego   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study on the Association Network of Tuberculosis Lesions in Adult Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in China: A Large‐Scale Multicenter Observational Study

open access: yesCanadian 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   +61 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pericardial mesothelioma presenting as chronic constrictive pericarditis. A series of three cases from a single institution

open access: yesIndian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2018
Pericardial mesotheliomas are rare tumors which often present with features of constrictive pericarditis. We present clinical, imaging, histological, and immunohistochemical findings of three cases presenting with chronic constrictive pericarditis.
Monalisa Hui   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Melioidosis Pericarditis Mimicking Tuberculous Pericarditis [PDF]

open access: yesClinical Infectious Diseases, 2010
Cases of melioidosis (N = 2) and tuberculous pericarditis (N = 33) during 1996-2006 were reviewed. Clinical presentations were similar, but pericardial pathological findings were not. Nine of 12 patients with melioidosis required pericardectomy.
Siriluck Anunnatsiri   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Cystic Tuberculous Pericarditis A Rare Form

open access: yesJournal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2005
Tuberculous pericariditis is the most common cause of chronic pericarditis, especially in developing countries. Cystic tuberculous pericarditis is an exceedingly rare type of tuberculosis. Authors discuss clinical manifestations and radiological findings
B Sharifi-Mood, R Alavi Naini, M Eazadi
doaj  

Calcific pericarditis strangling the heart, an answer to unexplained heart failurediagnostic modalities

open access: yesJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Pericardial calcification is often found incidentally from imaging studies and may be a clue to constrictive pericarditis. Constrictive pericarditis often mimics other causes of heart failure, pulmonary, or liver disease, making it hard to diagnose ...
Sondang Jasmine Sitorus   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Brief images : massive pericardial effusion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Significant pericardial effusions are an uncommon but very important disorder in childhood. Referring to one of the patients, cross-sectional imaging demonstrated a massive pericardial effusion. The underlying etiology here was connective tissue disease
Chang, Simone, Maharaj, Satish
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Unraveling Heart Inflammation: Recurrent Myopericarditis Caused by Coxsackie A Virus—A Case Report

open access: yesClinical 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   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tuberculous pericardial abscess with impending pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade [PDF]

open access: yes, 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,   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Cryptococcus, Pathological observations of five autopsy cases and one biopsy case [PDF]

open access: yes, 1959
Pathologic, anatomical, and histological findings of 5 autopsy cases and one biopsy case of cryptococcosis have been described. Macroscopically the foci of the lung are grayish white or yellowish white in color and range in size from the small acinous ...
Inohara, Tsuyoshi   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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