Tuberculosis Pericarditis with Cardiac Tamponade: Management in the Resource-Limited Setting

We report a case of human immunodeficiency virus–associated pericardial tuberculosis complicated by cardiac tamponade. Emergency management and subsequent therapeutic interventions are described and then discussed with particular focus on resource-limited settings. The paucity of evidence to support...

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Autores principales: Heller, Tom, Lessells, Richard J., Wallrauch, Claudia, Brunetti, Enrico
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2990051/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21118941
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0271
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Sumario:We report a case of human immunodeficiency virus–associated pericardial tuberculosis complicated by cardiac tamponade. Emergency management and subsequent therapeutic interventions are described and then discussed with particular focus on resource-limited settings. The paucity of evidence to support clinical decisions is emphasized and the need for well designed diagnostic and therapeutic studies is highlighted.

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