- A Case of Tuberculous Pericarditis Diagnosed by Increased ADA Activity in Pericardial Fluid
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Her AY, Kim YH
- KMID: 2338556
- J Korean Geriatr Soc.
- 2007 Mar;11(1):43-46.
There is no diagnostic study for the presence of tuberculous pericarditis that is highly accurate as well as safe and easy to perform. As a result, the diagnosis is often... -
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- A case of tuberculous pericarditis presenting as pericardial mass compressing pulmonary artery
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Jee YK, Kim HY, Chun Y, Heo JH, Park JS, Lee KY, Kim KY, Choi YH
- KMID: 2143100
- Korean J Med.
- 1999 Nov;57(5):956-960.
Tuberculous pericarditis is a rare form of tuberculosis usually presenting as pericardial effusion or constrictive pericarditis. But rarely it may present as pericardial mass. We experienced a case of tuberculous pericarditis presenting... -
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- Ga-67 SPECT Finding in Tuberculous Pericarditis with Mediastinal Mass: A case report
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Kim SE, Hyun IY, Lee HL, Kim HJ, Choe WS
- KMID: 1611505
- Korean J Nucl Med.
- 2001 Aug;35(4):280-285.
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- Malignant Pericardial Mesothelioma Misdiagnosed as Constrictive Pericarditis
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Kwak JG, Kim KH
- KMID: 2289139
- Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
- 2005 Aug;38(8):576-578.
We report aprimary malignant pericardial mesothelioma. Thirty-eight-year-old male patient complained of dyspnea and chest pain with left shoulder pain. At first, we thought it was because of tuberculous constrictive pericarditis... -
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- The Characteristics and Related Factors with Severe Uremic Pericarditis
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Ko GJ, Lee JW, Hyun YY, Choi HM, Lee JE, Jo SK, Kwon YJ, Pyo JH, Cho WY, Kim HG
- KMID: 2079582
- Korean J Nephrol.
- 2006 Jan;25(1):83-90.
BACKGOUND: Although the incidence has decreased markedly, mortality from uremic pericarditis still remained high at 8-10% due to hemodynamic compromise. Moreover, it is difficult to diagnose and discriminate from other... -
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- Polymicrobial Purulent Pericarditis Probably caused by a Broncho-Lymph Node-Pericardial Fistula in a Patient with Tuberculous Lymphadenitis
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Lee S, Lee K, Ko JK, Park J, Yu MY, Oh CK, Hong SP, Kim Y, Lim Y, Kim H, Pai H
- KMID: 2170505
- Infect Chemother.
- 2015 Dec;47(4):261-267.
- doi: 10.3947/ic.2015.47.4.261
Purulent pericarditis is a rare condition with a high mortality rate. We report a case of purulent pericarditis subsequently caused by Candida parapsilosis, Peptostreptococcus asaccharolyticus, Streptococcus anginosus, Staphylococcus aureus, Prevotella... -
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- Interferon-gamma Release Assay Using Pericardial Fluid and Peripheral Blood for the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Pericarditis: A Case Report
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Park KS, Park HD, Ki CS, Lee NY, Chang SA, Kang ES
- KMID: 2312252
- Lab Med Online.
- 2014 Apr;4(2):116-121.
Here, we report a case in which the rapid diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis was made using Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)-specific interferon-gamma release assay on peripheral blood and pericardial effusion. Acid-fast bacilli... -
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- The Usefulness of Pericardial Biopsy to Evaluate the Causes of Pericardial Disease
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Park SY, Kim KS, Bae JH, Kim YH
- KMID: 1938495
- Korean Circ J.
- 1999 May;29(5):517-522.
- doi: 10.4070/kcj.1999.29.5.517
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The identification of a specific etiology of effusive pericardial disease is difficult because of the limited yield of cytologic and microbiologic pericardial fluid analysis. We performed retrospective... -
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- Prognostic Value of Initial Echocardiographic Features in Patients With Tuberculous Pericarditis
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Choi HO, Song JM, Shim TS, Kim SH, Jung IH, Kang DH, Song JK
- KMID: 2145529
- Korean Circ J.
- 2010 Aug;40(8):377-386.
- doi: 10.4070/kcj.2010.40.8.377
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Tuberculous (TB) pericarditis is a major cause of constrictive pericarditis requiring pericardiectomy. We sought to determine initial prognostic factors in patients with TB pericarditis. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We... -
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- A Cases of Tuberculous Pericarditis Associated with Pseudoaneurysm of the Left Ventricle
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Yoo NJ, Park JC, Oh KA, Kim KN, Jeong JW, Park YK, Park OK
- KMID: 2410466
- J Korean Soc Echocardiogr.
- 1994 Jul;2(1):104-108.
- doi: 10.4250/jkse.1994.2.1.104
The incidence of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is not known, but it appears to be quite rare. We experienced a case of apical pseudoaneurysm of left ventricle in a 73-year-old female... -
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- Constrictive Pericarditis and Pericardiectomy
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Kim CW
- KMID: 1668293
- Korean Circ J.
- 1979 Dec;9(2):71-81.
- doi: 10.4070/kcj.1979.9.2.71
Fifty-seven patients underwent 58 pericardiectomies for constrictive pericarditis during the 22-year period between 1958 and 1979. They were 43 males and 14 females with peak age incidence in the second... -
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- A case of malignant pericardial mesothelioma misdiagnosed as tuberculosis pericarditis
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Cho I, Chun EJ, Jeon KH, Lim WH, Kim KH, Kang SH, Chang HJ
- KMID: 2081660
- Korean J Med.
- 2009 Apr;76(Suppl 1):S81-S86.
Primary pericardial mesothelioma is an extremely rare neoplasm with a bleak prognosis. It is often misdiagnosed as constrictive pericarditis initially, especially as tuberculosis pericarditis in Korea due to the high... -
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- Diagnostic Value of Adenosine Deaminase Activity in Tuberculous Pericardial Effusion
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Park KS, Kim CH, Min BC, Choe KH
- KMID: 2229396
- Korean Circ J.
- 1990 Mar;20(1):141-147.
- doi: 10.4070/kcj.1990.20.1.141
Adenosine deaminase(ADA) is an enzyme capable of catalysing the pathway from adenosine to inosine. Previous studies have shown that this enzyme may be useful in recognition of a tubeculous etiology... -
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- Appropriateness of Adenosine Deaminase-Guided Management for Patients with Pericardial Effusion
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Kim NY, Min JH, Ahn JH, Cho SY, Lee EJ, Hwang SJ, Park Y, Kwak CH, Hwang JY, Park JR
- KMID: 2264293
- Korean J Med.
- 2012 Apr;82(4):441-448.
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The prognostic impact of empirical anti-tuberculous management according to adenosine deaminase (ADA) levels in patients exhibiting pericardial effusion (PE) has not been established. We evaluated the appropriateness of ADA-guided... -
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- Tuberculous Pericarditis Presenting as Multiple Free Floating Masses in Pericardial Effusion
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Yoon SA, Hahn YS, Hong JM, Lee OJ, Han HS
- KMID: 1793007
- J Korean Med Sci.
- 2012 Mar;27(3):325-328.
- doi: 10.3346/jkms.2012.27.3.325
Pericarditis is a rare manifestation of tuberculosis (Tb) in children. A 14-yr-old Korean boy presented with cardiac tamponade during treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. He developed worsening anemia and persistent fever... -
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- A Case of Tuberculosis-associated Hemophagocytic Syndrome during Antituberculosis Medication for Tuberculous Pericarditis
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No JH, Kang JY, Lee BH, Kim YJ, Lee JE, Min JS, Kang MK, Kim KH, Yoon HK, Song JS
- KMID: 2319135
- Tuberc Respir Dis.
- 2008 Dec;65(6):522-526.
A 63-year old woman was admitted to our hospital for an evaluation of thrombocytopenia. She had been diagnosed with tuberculous pericarditis three months earlier in a local clinic and treated... -
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- A Case of Tuberculous Pericardial Abscess Mimicking Thymic Carcinoma
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Park JY, Park SA, An YH, Jang GS, Kim SY, An JS, Hong EY, Lim SY, Kim K, Seo J, Park S
- KMID: 2319493
- Tuberc Respir Dis.
- 2011 Apr;70(4):347-351.
We report here an unusual case of pericardial tuberculoma that was misdiagnosed as thymic carcinoma on an imaging study. A 48-year-old woman was referred for evaluation of an anterior mediastinal... -
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- The Ratio Between the Percentage of Lymphocytes and Glucose Levels in Pericardial Fluid as a Method to Diagnose Tuberculous Pericarditis
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Yang KH, Song YS, Jung SH, Kim TJ, Yoon SE, Jeong YS, Cho KH, Kim YB
- KMID: 2264564
- Korean J Med.
- 2012 Oct;83(4):458-467.
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Adenosine deaminase (ADA) is a valuable biochemical marker for pericardial effusion (PE) and may be useful for diagnosing tuberculous pericarditis (TPE) in patients with PE. However, no definite cut-off... -
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- A Newly Developed Pericardial Tuberculoma During Antituberculous Therapy
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Kim SM, Park SJ, Park JR, Choi JH, Yang JH, Noh HJ, Jo HC, Choi SH, Choe YH, Park SW
- KMID: 1776252
- Korean Circ J.
- 2011 Dec;41(12):750-753.
- doi: 10.4070/kcj.2011.41.12.750
Tuberculosis generally affects the respiratory tract. In developing nations, the pericardium is the most common location of extrapulmonary tuberculosis; however, tuberculous pericarditis rarely appears as a localized mass or tuberculoma.... -
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- Clinical Features of Tuberculosis in Dialysis Patients
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Yoon SY, Choi SR, Kang EW, Goo YS, Kim BS, Youn HJ, Kang SW, Choi KH, Lee HY, Han DS
- KMID: 2079274
- Korean J Nephrol.
- 2003 Jan;22(1):73-79.
BACKGROUND: A retrospective study of the clinical features of tuberculosis in patients undergoing maintenance dialysis was performed. METHODS: We reviewed medical records of patients. RESULTS: Among thirty-four patients, fourteen were... -
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