title: Melioidosis pericarditis mimicking tuberculous pericarditis.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand. ploencha@kku.ac.th
authors.forename: Ploenchan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chetchotisakd
authors.forename: Siriluck
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anunnatsiri
authors.forename: Songsak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kiatchoosakun
authors.forename: Churairat
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kularbkaew
mesh_terms: 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