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Diseases [C] » Infections [C01] » Bacterial Infections and Mycoses » Bacterial Infections » Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections » Actinomycetales Infections » Mycobacterium Infections » Tuberculosis » Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular » Pericarditis, Tuberculous
Diseases [C] » Infections [C01] » Cardiovascular Infections » Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular » Pericarditis, Tuberculous
Diseases [C] » Cardiovascular Diseases [C14] » Cardiovascular Infections » Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular » Pericarditis, Tuberculous
Diseases [C] » Cardiovascular Diseases [C14] » Heart Diseases » Pericarditis » Pericarditis, Tuberculous
Description
INFLAMMATION of the sac surrounding the heart (PERICARDIUM) due to MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS infection. Pericarditis can lead to swelling (PERICARDIAL EFFUSION), compression of the heart (CARDIAC TAMPONADE), and preventing normal beating of the heart. MeSH
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