Tuberculous pericarditis in acquired immune deficiency syndrome patients
J. pneumol
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29(2): 98-100, Mar.-Apr. 2003. ilus
Article
Dans Anglais
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ABSTRACT
Two quite dyspneic HIV positive patients were admitted to the Emergency Room; they presented clinical signs and images suggesting pericardial effusion. The analysis of an initial liquid puncture did not show any specificity and the patients did not exhibit any clinical improvement. Both patients were submitted to a subxiphoid pericardial window, all the effusion liquid was drained, and a biopsy of the pericardium tissue was completed, revealing a granulomatous process. Immediately after the onset of specific treatment, the patients showed a good evolution. Such findings draw attention to a high possibility of pericardial suffusion in AIDS patients being tuberculosis, particular if one considers the high prevalence of this disease in Brazil. The results also showed that the opening of a subxiphoid pericardial window and the specific triple scheme was a procedure that led to good therapeutic evolution in these patients.
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Disponible
Indice:
LILAS (Amériques)
Sujet Principal:
Péricardite tuberculeuse
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Infections à VIH
Type d'étude:
Étude observationnelle
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Étude pronostique
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Facteurs de risque
Limites du sujet:
Adulte
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Humains
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Mâle
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
J. pneumol
Thème du journal:
Maladie pulmonaire (spécialité)
Année:
2003
Type:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Brésil
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
Hospital Ipiranga/BR
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