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A clinical case of tuberculosis with transient constrictive pericarditis and perimyocarditis

Echo Research and Practice, 2019
Tuberculous pericarditis is a rare diagnosis seen among as few as 1% of tuberculosis (TB) patients in developed countries. We present a case of a 60-year-old male suffering from a transient constrictive pericarditis and subclinical involvement of the ...
V D Mathiasen, C A Frederiksen, C Wejse, S H Poulsen   +3 more
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Tuberculous pericarditis: three cases and brief review

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2016
Tuberculous pericarditis is a form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that is considered unusual in western countries. Diagnosis is often challenging, while proper treatment has a major impact on prognosis.
E.I. Metaxas, K. Kotsifas, G. Tatsis, P. Simpsiris, I. Ntanos, G. Tsoukalas   +5 more
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Tuberculous Pericarditis, Two Case Report

International Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research Studies, 2023
Background: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is among the leading causes of death, usually in underdeveloped countries, being the state of Baja California with most cases and deaths in Mexico.
Hirata Medina Nancy Midory, Sandoval Briones Jocelin Lisset, Barruquín Sandoval Claudia Pamela, Cervantes de Carlos Cereza Guadalupe, Cota Andara Manuel Eduardo, De Rosenzweig Villegas Carlos, Jaramillo Ramirez Hiram Javier   +6 more
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Predictors of postoperative complication and prolonged intensive care unit stay after complete pericardiectomy in tuberculous constrictive pericarditis

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2020
Background The risk factors of postoperative outcomes after pericardiectomy in tuberculous constrictive pericarditis have still been unclear. This study aimed to investigate the predictors of postoperative complication and prolonged intensive care unit ...
Likui Fang, Guocan Yu, Jinpeng Huang, Wuchen Zhao, Bo Ye   +4 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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Heart failure as a first sign of disseminated tuberculosis

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2021
Tuberculous pericarditis is a rare extra-pulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis observed mainly in developed countries. It usually presents with concomitant tuberculous infection at a different site and, due to the lack of clinical specificity ...
Leonor Naia, Tiago Rabadão, Mariana Teixeira, Filipa Ferreira, Sara Pinto, Raquel Ferreira, Margarida Eulálio   +6 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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The immunopathogenesis of tuberculous pericarditis

Microbes and Infection, 2020
Tuberculous pericarditis is a severe form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and is the commonest cause of pericardial effusion in high incidence settings. Mortality ranges between 8 and 34%, and it is the leading cause of pericardial constriction in Africa and Asia.
Hazel Morrison, Isiguzo C. Godsent, Mpiko Ntsekhe, Katalin A. Wilkinson, Patrick Howlett, Patrick Howlett, Robert J. Wilkinson, Elsa Du Bruyn   +7 more
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Tuberculous Pericarditis is Multibacillary and Bacterial Burden Drives High Mortality

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 pericarditis

Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 1996
Abstract A patient with a 5-month history of pericardial effusion and unsuccessful steroid treatment was found at pericardial exploration to have thickened pericardium adhered to the heart. After anterior pericardiectomy, histologic examination revealed severe granulomatous pericarditis resulting from infection with Mycobacterium ...
K S, Kutoloski, T J, Salvucci, C, Dennis
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