Melioidosis pericarditis mimicking tuberculous pericarditis.
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.
Chetchotisakd
Ploenchan
P
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand. ploencha@kku.ac.th
Anunnatsiri
Siriluck
S
Kiatchoosakun
Songsak
S
Kularbkaew
Churairat
C
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010492:Pericardiectomy; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010495:Pericarditis, Tuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors