A case report of Trichinella spiralis pericarditis: an unusual cause of pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade in an immunocompetent urban black African

BACKGROUND: Cardiac trichinellosis is unusual and it is associated with high mortality. We report a case of Trichinella pericarditis complicated by a large pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade in a setting where the aetiologic diagnosis of pericardial disease is challenging. CASE SUMMARY: A 27...

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Autores principales: Nkoke, Clovis, Djibrilla, Siddikatou, Gobina, Ronald, Dzudie, Anastase
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9838795/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36655139
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytac480

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