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Effect of prednisolone on inflammatory markers in pericardial tuberculosis: A pilot study

BACKGROUND: Pericardial disorders are a common cause of heart disease, and the most common cause of pericarditis in developing countries is tuberculous (TB) pericarditis. It has been shown that prednisolone added to standard anti-TB therapy leads to a lower rate of constrictive pericarditis. We cond...

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Autores principales: Shenje, Justin, Lai, Rachel P., Ross, Ian L., Mayosi, Bongani M., Wilkinson, Robert J., Ntsekhe, Mpiko, Wilkinson, Katalin A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5941241/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29750184
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2017.10.002