title: Tuberculous pericarditis as the first manifestation of AIDS.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Medicine, Hospital del Mar, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pedro-Botet
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Auguet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coll
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pons
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rubiés-Prat
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010495:Pericarditis, Tuberculous / Q000209:etiology*