A man with weight loss and cardiac tamponade: Pericardial tuberculosis

We herein described a case of pericardial tuberculosis presenting as a cardiac tamponade in a HIV-negative man with restrictive pericarditis initially, but during treatment with antituberculous drugs and without the addition of corticosteroids, he developed constrictive pericarditis that required su...

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Published in:IDCases 2021-01, Vol.26, p.e01248-e01248, Article e01248
Main Authors: Uribe Pulido, Natalí, Osorio Sandoval, Germán, Hidrón Botero, Alicia, Ribero Vargas, Marcel
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cardiac tamponade
Corticosteroids
Pericardial tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
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Summary:We herein described a case of pericardial tuberculosis presenting as a cardiac tamponade in a HIV-negative man with restrictive pericarditis initially, but during treatment with antituberculous drugs and without the addition of corticosteroids, he developed constrictive pericarditis that required surgery. We raise the discussion of the indication of corticosteroids in these cases.
ISSN:2214-2509
2214-2509
DOI:10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01248