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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
Tuberculosis involves the heart in 1-2% of the cases, and the pericardium is its the most commonly affected structure.[2][3] 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 echocardiography include:[4]
- Pericardial thickening
- Pericardial effusion classified as mild, moderate and severe
- Exudative deposits with echo dense mass around epicardium
- Fibrin strands from pericardium protruding or crossing the pericardial space
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.
- ↑ Custer, Edward W.; Charr, Robert (1939). "TUBERCULOSIS OF THE MYOCARDIUM". Journal of the American Medical Association. 112 (14): 1333. doi:10.1001/jama.1939.62800140003009a. ISSN 0002-9955.
- ↑ Fowler, Noble O. (1991). "Tuberculous Pericarditis". JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. 266 (1): 99. doi:10.1001/jama.1991.03470010103039. ISSN 0098-7484.
- ↑ 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.