Constrictive Pericarditis Due to Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Herwindo Ahmad, Zainal Safri, Refli Hasan, Rahmad Isnanta

2018

Abstract

Background. Pericardium disease can occur due to abnormalities of the pericardium itself or as a result of systemic disease. One of the diseases that can occur in the pericardium is the constrictive pericarditis characterized by visceral and parietal pericardium layer attachment. Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of constrictive pericarditis in developing countries. Case report. A 21-year-old complaints were pain like being stabbed on the left chest, easily tired, swollen legs, cough and weight loss. Chest X-ray examination were cardiomegaly and infiltrates. Echocardiography examination found pericardium effusion, constrictive pericarditis with decreased function of cytolic and diastolic left ventricle. Mantoux Text showed positive results. The treatments were antibiotics, diuretics, antituberculous drugs and steroids. Discussion. Constrictive pericarditis is a chronic process of pericardium fibrous thickening that inhibits diastolic filling of the heart, decreases venous return and decreases cardiac output. The diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis is based on the association between clinical manifestation and from the results of one or more imaging studies. Medical therapy has a role in the treatment of specific causes, anti-inflammatory, and supportive effects. Conclusion. We reported a case of constrictive pericarditis due to pulmonary TB.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Ahmad H., Safri Z., Hasan R. and Isnanta R. (2018). Constrictive Pericarditis Due to Pulmonary Tuberculosis.In Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR, ISBN 978-989-758-449-7, pages 444-448. DOI: 10.5220/0010072504440448

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icosteerr18,
author={Herwindo Ahmad and Zainal Safri and Refli Hasan and Rahmad Isnanta},
title={Constrictive Pericarditis Due to Pulmonary Tuberculosis},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,},
year={2018},
pages={444-448},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010072504440448},
isbn={978-989-758-449-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering, Environmental and Ramification Researches - Volume 1: ICOSTEERR,
TI - Constrictive Pericarditis Due to Pulmonary Tuberculosis
SN - 978-989-758-449-7
AU - Ahmad H.
AU - Safri Z.
AU - Hasan R.
AU - Isnanta R.
PY - 2018
SP - 444
EP - 448
DO - 10.5220/0010072504440448