Pericarditis, Tuberculous
"Pericarditis, Tuberculous" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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INFLAMMATION of the sac surrounding the heart (PERICARDIUM) due to MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS infection. Pericarditis can lead to swelling (PERICARDIAL EFFUSION), compression of the heart (CARDIAC TAMPONADE), and preventing normal beating of the heart.
| Descriptor ID |
D010495
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.410.040.552.846.561.595 C01.539.190.750.595 C14.260.750.595 C14.280.720.801
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| Concept/Terms |
Pericarditis, Tuberculous- Pericarditis, Tuberculous
- Pericarditides, Tuberculous
- Tuberculous Pericarditides
- Tuberculous Pericarditis
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Primary pericardial mesothelioma presenting as tuberculous pericarditis. Postgrad Med J. 1992 Feb; 68(796):137-9.