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September 1, 1953Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Tuberculous Pericarditis in Children

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Population

136 tuberculous children who underwent autopsy over a 30-year period

Design

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Authors

GBGladys L. BoydToronto Public Health

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Implication

Indicates rarity in historical pediatric TB autopsies; leaves open questions on contemporary incidence and management.

Structured PICO

P
Population
136 tuberculous children who underwent autopsy over a 30-year period
O
Outcome
Presence of tuberculous pericarditis

Tuberculous pericarditis was found to be a rare occurrence in a 30-year autopsy series of tuberculous children.

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Gladys L. Boyd (1953) studied this question.

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