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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Echocardiography or Ultrasound can be helpful in patients who develop pericardial effusion secondary to TB.[1]
Echocardiography
Patients with HIV have a high susceptibility for extra pulmonary tuberculosis including tuberculous pericarditis. Echocardiography is a good tool in diagnosing this extra pulmonary manifestation.
The common findings in echo are as follows 1)Pericardial thickening 2) Pericardial effusion classified as mild, moderate and severe 3)Exudative deposits with echo dense mass around epicardium. 4) Fibrin strands from pericardium protruding or crossing the pericardial space.[2]
References
- ↑ Kil UH, Jung HO, Koh YS, Park HJ, Park CS, Kim PJ; et al. (2008). "Prognosis of large, symptomatic pericardial effusion treated by echo-guided percutaneous pericardiocentesis". Clin Cardiol. 31 (11): 531–7. doi:10.1002/clc.20305. PMID 19006110.
- ↑ George S, Salama AL, Uthaman B, Cherian G (2004). "Echocardiography in differentiating tuberculous from chronic idiopathic pericardial effusion". Heart. 90 (11): 1338–9. doi:10.1136/hrt.2003.020081. PMC 1768544. PMID 15486140.