Tuberculous pericarditis in an HIV-infected patient.
Persons co-infected with mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and HIV are at increased risk for developing active tuberculosis. While extrapulmonary tuberculosis is particularly common in patients with AIDS, tuberculous pericarditis is a very uncommon complication of AIDS in the United States. We present a case of tuberculosis involving the pericardium and review the current literature on this topic.
Antony
S J
SJ
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2605, USA.
Haas
D W
DW
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010495:Pericarditis, Tuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
D000995:Antitubercular Agents