Abstract
Tuberculosis-associated pericardial disorders are an excessively rare manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. The patients may present with constrictive pericarditis or pericardial fluid accumulation leading to cardiac tamponade. This paper reports a case of tuberculosis-associated pericardial effusion with dense fibrinous material not causing tamponade in a foreigner presenting with nonspecific symptoms. It also provides a discussion about the diagnostic and therapeutic methods as well as interesting echocardiographic images of the patient.
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Antibiotics, Antitubercular / therapeutic use
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Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Echocardiography / methods*
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Ethambutol / therapeutic use
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Female
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Humans
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Isoniazid / therapeutic use
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Middle Aged
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Pericardial Effusion / diagnostic imaging*
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Pericardial Effusion / drug therapy
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Pericardial Effusion / microbiology*
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Pericarditis, Tuberculous / complications*
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Pericarditis, Tuberculous / diagnostic imaging*
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Pericarditis, Tuberculous / drug therapy
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Rifampin / therapeutic use
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Streptomycin / therapeutic use
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Antibiotics, Antitubercular
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Antitubercular Agents
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Ethambutol
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Isoniazid
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Rifampin
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Streptomycin