title: Isolated tuberculous pericarditis still exists: a case history.
abstract: A fifty-four-year-old woman from a high socioeconomic class developed acute isolated tuberculous pericarditis, three years after her sister had recovered from such disease. She was treated successfully by a triple drug regimen including isoniazid, rifampin, and ethambutol.
authors.affiliation: Geriatric Medical Center, Shmuel Harofe Hospital, Beer-Yaakov, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rabinovitz
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rozenfeld
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leibovitz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stelian
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Habot
mesh_terms: D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004977:Ethambutol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D010495:Pericarditis, Tuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D004977:Ethambutol; D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin