These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Tuberculous pericardial effusion after coronary artery bypass graft.
    Author: Tuladhar SM, Noursadeghi M, Boyle JJ, Friedland JS, Hornick P.
    Journal: Ann Thorac Surg; 2006 Oct; 82(4):1519-21. PubMed ID: 16996972.
    Abstract:
    We describe a case of a recurrent pericardial effusion after coronary artery bypass grafting. This was initially considered to be due to post-pericardiotomy syndrome, but was later treated empirically as tuberculosis. After definitive surgery for this condition, pericardial histology and immunohistochemistry confirmed the diagnosis of tubercular pericarditis. At 4-months follow-up, while continuing anti-tuberculous therapy and corticosteroids, the patient showed consistent improvement without further recurrence of his pericardial effusion. Local reactivation of tuberculosis after pericardiotomy has not been previously reported and merits careful consideration in population groups in which tuberculosis is highly endemic.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]