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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...
Autores principales: | Shenje, Justin, Lai, Rachel P., Ross, Ian L., Mayosi, Bongani M., Wilkinson, Robert J., Ntsekhe, Mpiko, Wilkinson, Katalin A. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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