Tuberculous cardiac tamponade and AIDS.
Tuberculosis, usually extrapulmonary, is often associated with AIDS but tuberculous pericarditis is a rare manifestation in this group. We report three patients with tuberculous pericarditis as the first manifestation of AIDS.
Serrano-Heranz
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Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Ntra. Sra. de Sonsoles, Avila, Spain.
Camino
A
A
Vilacosta
I
I
López-Castellanos
A
A
Roca
V
V
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010495:Pericarditis, Tuberculous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications; D014463:Ultrasonography