Melioidosis pericarditis mimicking tuberculous pericarditis.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
Cases of melioidosis (N = 2) and tuberculous pericarditis (N = 33) during 1996-2006 were reviewed. Clinical presentations were similar, but pericardial pathological findings were not. Nine of 12 patients with melioidosis required pericardectomy. In areas where these diseases are endemic, pericardial fluid culture and pericardial biopsy can differentiate between melioidosis and tuberculosis.
Medical subject headings
- Melioidosis
- Pericarditis
- Pericarditis, Tuberculous