Tuberculous pericarditis in a child

A 14-year-old boy with tuberculous pericarditis and tamponade is described. Confirmation was by culture of pericardial aspirate. Though he did not have a cough, acid-fast bacilli were detected following induced sputum. Chest X-ray did not show evidence of pulmonary tuberculosis, but enlarged mediast...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of infection 1996-03, Vol.32 (2), p.157-160
Hauptverfasser:	Coulter, J.B.S., Walsh, K., King, S.J., Shears, P.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Mycobacterium Pericarditis, Tuberculous - diagnosis Pericarditis, Tuberculous - drug therapy Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections
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Zusammenfassung:	A 14-year-old boy with tuberculous pericarditis and tamponade is described. Confirmation was by culture of pericardial aspirate. Though he did not have a cough, acid-fast bacilli were detected following induced sputum. Chest X-ray did not show evidence of pulmonary tuberculosis, but enlarged mediastinal nodes were detected by computerized tomography. He made an excellent response to anti-tuberculous chemotherapy and corticosteroids.
ISSN:	0163-4453 1532-2742
DOI:	10.1016/S0163-4453(96)91560-1