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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
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Tuberculous pericarditis in Birmingham. [PDF]
Forty-one patients with acute tuberculous pericarditis were studied retrospectively. Anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy alone was effective in thirty. Five patients died, two from unrelated causes, two due to delayed diagnosis, and one after pericardiectomy.
J M Smith, H C Gooi
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Unraveling Heart Inflammation: Recurrent Myopericarditis Caused by Coxsackie A Virus—A Case Report
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
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Melioidosis Pericarditis Mimicking Tuberculous Pericarditis [PDF]
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
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Cystic Tuberculous Pericarditis A Rare Form
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
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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
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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
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Recurrent pericarditis in older adults: Clinical and laboratory features and outcome
Abstract Background Current guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pericarditis refer to the general adult population. Few and fragmentary data regarding recurrent pericarditis in older adults exist. Objective of the Study Given the absence of specific data in scientific literature, we hypothesized that there might be clinical, laboratory and ...
Emanuele Bizzi+21 more
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AN OVERVIEW ON TUBERCULOUS PERICARDITIS
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major health problem. Lungs are the major site for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. TB clinical manifestations include primary TB, reactivation TB, laryngeal TB, endobronchial TB, lower lung field TB infection, and tuberculoma.
Amin Shaker
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Key Clinical Message This case report provides a peculiar case of tuberculous constrictive pericarditis (TCP) who presented with right ventricular dysfunction after pericardiectomy. Right ventricular dysfunction is one of the main postoperative complications after pericardiectomy.
Natânia Ferreira Duarte+9 more
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