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1828568

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
14
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-7-15
pubmed:abstractText
Adenosine desaminase activity was measured in the pericardiac fluid of 35 patients with pericarditis of undetermined origin who were operated upon for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. The causes of pericarditis fell into 6 categories: I, tuberculosis (8 cases); II, idiopathy (17 cases); III, neoplasia (6 cases); IV, purulent bacterial infection (2 cases); V, constriction (2 cases) and VI, radiotherapy (1 case). The highest mean adenosine desaminase value (143 U/l) was found in group I. Other values were 34 in group II, 48 in group III and 45 in groups IV to VI. There was a statistically significant difference in this respect between group I and the other groups (P less than 0.0001). If 60 U/l is taken as discriminant value for the diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis, then the adenosine desaminase value has a 100 percent sensitivity and an 80 percent specificity. Measuring this value therefore is a very promising procedure.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0755-4982
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
13
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
637-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
[Tuberculous pericarditis: diagnostic value of adenosine deaminase].
pubmed:affiliation
Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica, Hospital General de Asturias, Facultad de Medicina, Espagne.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract