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Descriptor English:   Pericarditis, Tuberculous 
Descriptor Spanish:   Pericarditis Tuberculosa 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Pericardite Tuberculosa 
Synonyms English:   Tuberculous Pericarditis  
Tree Number:   C01.252.410.040.552.846.561.595
C01.539.190.750.595
C14.260.750.595
C14.280.720.801
Definition English:   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. 
History Note English:   91(75); was see under TUBERCULOSIS, CARDIOVASCULAR 1975-90 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy TM transmission
US ultrasonography UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   10685 
Unique Identifier:   D010495 

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