The Diagnostic Challenge of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: Esophageal Perforation, Mediastinitis, Pneumopericardium, and Pericardial Abscess Formation

We describe the case of extrapulmonary tuberculosis complicated by esophageal perforation, pneumopericardium, and pericardial abscess formation. This case illustrates the difficulty in diagnosing extrapulmonary tuberculosis, as the occurrence of tuberculosis is rare in the developed world. The appro...

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Autores principales: Bringmans, Tijs, Vanreusel, Inne, Coquilhat, Adrien, Derwa, Stef, van Ierssel, Sabrina H., De Bock, Dina, Franssen, Constantijn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8298297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317219
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.10.036

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8298297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317219
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.10.036

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