Heart failure as a first sign of disseminated tuberculosis

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives

Filipa Ferreira¹  Mariana Teixeira¹  Raquel Ferreira¹  Margarida Eulálio¹  Tiago Rabadão¹  Leonor Naia¹  Sara Pinto¹ 

[1] Centro Hospitalar Do Baixo-Vouga;

关键词: disseminated tuberculosis;    cardiac tamponade;    constrictive pericarditis;   

DOI  :  10.1080/20009666.2021.1936949

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Tuberculous pericarditis is a rare extra-pulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis observed mainly in developed countries. It usually presents with concomitant tuberculous infection at a different site and, due to the lack of clinical specificity, diagnosis can be difficult. Thus, a diagnostic delay is frequent, entailing increased morbidity and mortality. The authors present a case of disseminated tuberculosis with predominantly cardiac symptoms with multiple negative samples for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which evolved to constrictive pericarditis. With this case report, the authors emphasize the demand for a high index of suspicion for achieving a diagnosis and the importance of a multidisciplinary approach.

【 授权许可】

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