Pericarditis tuberculosa: una manifestación extrapulmonar infrecuente de TBC

Pericarditis tuberculosa: una manifestación extrapulmonar infrecuente de TBC

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) contributes to 15% of total cases, representing a great diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Pericardial involvement is present in 1 to 2% of TB patients and is considered an unusual presentation form of TB. We report a 67-year-old male presenting with fever and pro...

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Main Authors: Jorquera-Román,Manuel, Araya-Cancino,Javier, Enríquez-Montenegro,José, Obando-Valdés,Javier, Reyes-Cornejo,Franco, Gutiérrez,Oward Belzarez, Monasterio-Angulo,Valeria, Jofre-Tobar,Nicole, Verdugo,José Barrientos, Rojas,Fernando Rodríguez
Language:Spanish / Castilian
Published: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2021
Subjects:
Pericardial Effusion
Pericarditis, Constrictive
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872021000200281
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