The importance of perseverance, pilot studies and the search for effective adjuvant therapies in the management of tuberculous pericarditis
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Tuberculous Pericarditis Causing Severe Pericardial Effusion: A Case Study
Aims Tuberculous pericarditis is present in only one to two percent of the tuberculosis cases, i.e. considered rare. The disease is responsible for 4% and 7% of acute pericarditis and cardiac tamponade cases, respectively. Moreover, these conditions are associated with hazardous side effects. Thus, timely and precise diagnosis of the disease could prevent such complications. Case report We rep...
متن کاملA prospective investigation into the effect of colchicine on tuberculous pericarditis
INTRODUCTION Tuberculous (TB) pericarditis carries significant mortality and morbidity rates, not only during the primary infection, but also as part of the granulomatous scar-forming fibrocalcific constrictive pericarditis so commonly associated with this disease. Numerous therapies have previously been investigated as adjuvant strategies in the prevention of pericardial constriction. Colchici...
متن کاملAdjuvant corticosteroids for tuberculous pericarditis: promising, but not proven.
BACKGROUND There is controversy regarding the effectiveness of corticosteroids in tuberculous pericarditis, particularly in patients who are immunocompromised by HIV. AIM To determine the effectiveness of adjuvant corticosteroids in tuberculous pericarditis. DESIGN Systematic review of randomized controlled trials. METHODS We searched the Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group trials register...
متن کاملDosage by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) coupled with the dissolution of a combination of anti-tuberculous: a pilot study conducted in Cotonou, Benin
Efficient tuberculosis treatment requires the use of good quality medicines. The present study developed a method of dosage by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) coupled with the dissolution of a combination of fixed doses of four anti-tuberculous (Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol Hydrochlorate, Rifampicine). The elaborated protocol was thereafter used to assess the quality of med...
متن کاملDosage by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) coupled with the dissolution of a combination of anti-tuberculous: a pilot study conducted in Cotonou, Benin
Efficient tuberculosis treatment requires the use of good quality medicines. The present study developed a method of dosage by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) coupled with the dissolution of a combination of fixed doses of four anti-tuberculous (Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide, Ethambutol Hydrochlorate, Rifampicine). The elaborated protocol was thereafter used to assess the quality of med...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 27 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016