TUBERCULOSIS OF THE PERICARDIUM; A STUDY OF TWENTY CASES
Authors: Chester S. Keeper
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1937)

Article1 February 1937TUBERCULOSIS OF THE PERICARDIUM; A STUDY OF TWENTY CASESCHESTER S. KEEPER, M.D., F.A.C.P.CHESTER S. KEEPER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-10-8-1085 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTuberculosis of the pericardium is the least common and most serious tuberculous infection of the serous membranes. Generally speaking, it is infrequent, and since it has various clinical features which may not direct one's immediate attention to the pericardium, I am reviewing a series of 20 cases which were observed over a period of several years. The details of the cases are indicated in table 1.ANALYSIS OF CASESAge. It is agreed that tuberculosis of the pleurae and peritoneum is most often seen between the ages of 15 and 40 years. Everyone who has studied tuberculosis of the pericardium...Bibliography1. 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