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Pericarditis, Tuberculous

Known as: Tuberculous Pericarditis, Pericarditis, Tuberculous [Disease/Finding], Pericarditides, Tuberculous 
INFLAMMATION of the sac surrounding the heart (PERICARDIUM) due to MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS infection. Pericarditis can lead to swelling… Expand
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Timing of initiation of antiretroviral therapy in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)--associated tuberculous meningitis.
BACKGROUND The optimal time to initiate antiretroviral therapy (ART) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated tuberculous… Expand
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Risk of Constrictive Pericarditis After Acute Pericarditis
Background— Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is considered a rare, dreaded possible complication of acute pericarditis… Expand
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Mortality in patients treated for tuberculous pericarditis in sub-Saharan Africa.
OBJECTIVE To determine the mortality rate and its predictors in patients with a presumptive diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis… Expand
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Review
2007
Review
2007
Contemporary trends in the epidemiology and management of cardiomyopathy and pericarditis in sub-Saharan Africa
Heart failure in sub-Saharan Africans is mainly due to non-ischaemic causes, such as hypertension, rheumatic heart disease… Expand
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Review
2007
Review
2007
A modern approach to tuberculous pericarditis.
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic has been associated with an increase in all forms of extrapulmonary tuberculosis… Expand
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Review
2006
Review
2006
Diagnosing tuberculous pericarditis.
BACKGROUND Definitive diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis requires isolation of the tubercle bacillus from pericardial fluid… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Double blind randomised placebo controlled trial of adjunctive prednisolone in the treatment of effusive tuberculous pericarditis in HIV seropositive patients
OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of adjunctive prednisolone on morbidity, pericardial fluid resolution, and mortality in HIV… Expand
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Tuberculous tenosynovitis and bursitis: imaging findings in 21 cases.
PURPOSE To describe imaging features of tuberculous tenosynovitis and bursitis with various imaging methods. MATERIALS AND… Expand
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Serial CT Scanning in Childhood Tuberculous Meningitis: Prognostic Features in 198 Cases
Serial cranial computed tomographic (CT) scanning and intracranial pressure monitoring were performed on 198 children with stage… Expand
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Tuberculous pericarditis: ten year experience with a prospective protocol for diagnosis and treatment.
Thirteen patients with tuberculous pericarditis (12 men and 1 woman aged 13 to 70 years [mean 41]) were identified in a group of… Expand
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