Experience with adjunctive corticosteroids in managing tuberculous pericarditis

Cardiovascular Journal of South Africa

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 233-238

  Reuter, Helmuth ^a   Burgess, Lesley J ^a   Louw, Vernon J ^a   Doubell, Anton F ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRIAMCINOLONE HEXACETONIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ANEURYSM; HEPATOMEGALY; HERPES LABIALIS; HERPES ZOSTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PERICARDITIS; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN INFECTION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDITIS, TUBERCULOUS; PREDNISONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

EID: 33846180356     PISSN: 10159657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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