title: Tuberculous pericarditis in north-east Turkey. An echocardiographic study.
abstract: Twenty patients with tuberculous pericarditis who were referred to the Blacksea Technical University Medical School Cardiology Department from January 1979 to January 1992 were followed for 12-18 months by repeated echocardiography, before and after antituberculous therapy. Initial echocardiograms revealed moderate pericardial effusion in 7 patients (35%), and large effusion in 13 (65%). Thickened pericardium was noted in 2. After medical treatment, at the follow-up period, echocardiography revealed small effusion in only 2, the remaining had no effusion. Despite adequate antituberculous therapy, 6 patients developed pericardial thickening, 3 required pericardiectomy for constriction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University Medical School, Trabzon, Turkey.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Komsuoğlu
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Göldeli
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kulan
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gedik
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010495:Pericarditis, Tuberculous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014421:Turkey