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Case of tuberculous pericarditis presenting as a giant pericardial adhesion and masquerading as a pericardial tumour.
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SUBMITTER: Kisansa ME
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6837817 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Case of tuberculous pericarditis presenting as a giant pericardial adhesion and masquerading as a pericardial tumour.
SA journal of radiology 20180927 1
Chronic pericarditis characterised by adhesions between the parietal and visceral pericardium is called adhesive pericarditis. In South Africa, tuberculosis is the most common cause of chronic pericarditis. We report a case of adhesive pericarditis that mimicked a tumour. ...[more]