title: Tuberculous cardiac tamponade and AIDS.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Ntra. Sra. de Sonsoles, Avila, Spain.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Serrano-Heranz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Camino
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vilacosta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López-Castellanos
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Roca
mesh_terms: 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