Tuberculous pericarditis as the first manifestation of AIDS.
Although it is known that extrapulmonary tuberculosis in patients with AIDS has a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations, pericardial involvement has rarely been described. We report a case of this condition as the first manifestation of AIDS with good response to antituberculous therapy. Although unusual, the diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis in symptomatic HIV-infected patients should be aggressively pursued because of the beneficial clinical response to treatment.
Pedro-Botet
J
J
Dept. of Medicine, Hospital del Mar, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain.
Auguet
T
T
Coll
J
J
Pons
S
S
Rubiés-Prat
J
J
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010495:Pericarditis, Tuberculous / Q000209:etiology*