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Tuberculous Pericarditis Mimicking a Pericardial Tumor
Author(s) -
Komorovsky Roman,
Slaba Ulyana,
Smiyan Svitlana
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.12792
Subject(s) - tuberculous pericarditis , pericardial effusion , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , pericarditis , pericardium , radiology , surgery
Mini‐Abstract The image and the clinical message focus on an unusual presentation of tuberculous pericardial involvement appearing as a loculated organized pericardial effusion mimicking a pericardial tumor. Antituberculous combination therapy resulted in complete resolution of the pericardial mass. To the best of our knowledge, such presentation of tuberculous pericarditis has not been previously reported.