Case of tuberculous pericarditis presenting as a giant pericardial adhesion and masquerading as a pericardial tumour
| Autor: | Pule Mutati, Peter Shere Ramoroko, Nndweleni Meshack Bida, Margaret Eseza Kisansa |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
lcsh:Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Tuberculosis Radiological and Ultrasound Technology business.industry Tuberculous pericarditis lcsh:R895-920 Adhesion (medicine) Case Report 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology medicine.disease Chronic pericarditis Magnetic Resonance Imaging 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Medicine TB pericarditis Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging business Visceral pericardium Adhesive pericarditis |
| Zdroj: | SA Journal of Radiology, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-3, Published: 2018 South African Journal of Radiology, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp e1-e3 (2018) SA Journal of Radiology; Vol 22, No 1 (2018) SA Journal of Radiology |
| ISSN: | 2078-6778 1027-202X |
| Popis: | Chronic pericarditis characterised by adhesions between the parietal and visceral pericardium is called adhesive pericarditis. In South Africa, tuberculosis is the most common cause of chronic pericarditis. We report a case of adhesive pericarditis that mimicked a tumour. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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