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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, Katarzyna Błasińska, Juliusz Gątarek, Magdalena Klatt, Ewa Augustynowicz-Kopeć, Witold Tomkowski, Monika Szturmowicz   +6 more
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Tuberculous Pericarditis [PDF]

Circulation, 2005
Background— The incidence of tuberculous pericarditis is increasing in Africa as a result of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic. The primary objective of this article was to review and summarize the literature on the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of tuberculous pericarditis.
Mayosi B.M., Burgess L.J., Doubell A.F.
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Diagnostic Value of Interferon-γ Release Assays on Pericardial Effusion for Diagnosis of Tuberculous Pericarditis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis remains a challenge. We aimed in this study to evaluate the diagnostic value of T-SPOT.TB on pericardial effusion for diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis.
Sainan Bian, Yueqiu Zhang, Lifan Zhang, Xiaochun Shi, Xiaoqing Liu   +4 more
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Tuberculous pericarditis : experience in a community hospital

Autopsy and Case Reports, 2011
Tuberculosis is a major public health problem worldwide. In Butantan district of São Paulo city, the average incidence over the last 7 years was 47.7 new cases/100,000 inhabitants. Tuberculous pericarditis is a serious form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis
Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos, Aloísio Felipe-Silva, Leonardo Gomes Fonseca, Antônio Fernando Barros de Azevedo Filho, Luiz Fernando Seguro   +4 more
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Diagnosing tuberculous pericarditis [PDF]

QJM, 2006
Definitive diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis requires isolation of the tubercle bacillus from pericardial fluid, but isolating the organism is often difficult.To improve diagnostic efficiency for tuberculous pericarditis, using available tests.Prospective observational study.Consecutive patients (n = 233) presenting with pericardial effusions ...
Reuter H., Burgess L., van Vuuren W., Doubell A.   +3 more
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Tuberculous Pericarditis is Multibacillary and Bacterial Burden Drives High Mortality [PDF]

EBioMedicine, 2015
Background: Tuberculous pericarditis is considered to be a paucibacillary process; the large pericardial fluid accumulation is attributed to an inflammatory response to tuberculoproteins. Mortality rates are high. We investigated the role of clinical and
Jotam G. Pasipanodya, Mwenya Mubanga, Mpiko Ntsekhe, Shaheen Pandie, Beki T. Magazi, Freedom Gumedze, Landon Myer, Tawanda Gumbo, Bongani M. Mayosi   +8 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 ...
Gary Tse, Aamir Ali, Francisco Alpendurada, Sanjay Prasad, Claire E Raphael, Vassilis Vassiliou   +5 more
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The impact of HIV co-infection on presentation and outcome in adults with tuberculous pericarditis: Findings from the IMPI trial

South African Medical Journal, 2023
Background. Little is known about the impact of HIV infection on clinical presentation, complications, and morbid pericarditis-related outcomes of tuberculous pericarditis and its predictors. Objective.
F Gumedze, S Pandie, J B Nachenga, Z Kerbelker, V Francis, L Thabane, M Smieja, J Bosch, S Yusuf, M Ntsekhe, G Meintjes, B M Mayosi   +11 more
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Tuberculous Pericarditis: A Report of Three Cases

Current Medical Research and Opinion, 2001
Three cases with the rare condition of tuberculous pericarditis are ...
Bakir, MEHMET, Bakici, MZ, Elaldi, NAZİF, Gultekin, F   +3 more
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What Causes Bilateral Pleural Effusion: A Case Report

The Clinical Respiratory Journal
Background Tuberculous pericarditis begins with fibrinous and hemorrhagic pericarditis, followed by pericardial effusion, then pericardial hypertrophy, which may turn into subacute or chronic stage, and partly develop into pericarditis.
Miaojuan Zhu, Shuaiyu Lin, Yifei Chen, Jiong Yang, Hanxiang Nie   +4 more
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