The Diagnostic Challenge of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: Esophageal Perforation, Mediastinitis, Pneumopericardium, and Pericardial Abscess Formation

We describe the case of extrapulmonary tuberculosis complicated by esophageal perforation, pneumopericardium, and pericardial abscess formation. This case illustrates the difficulty in diagnosing extrapulmonary tuberculosis, as the occurrence of tuberculosis is rare in the developed world. The appro...

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Publié dans:JACC Case Rep
Auteurs principaux: Bringmans, Tijs, Vanreusel, Inne, Coquilhat, Adrien, Derwa, Stef, van Ierssel, Sabrina H., De Bock, Dina, Franssen, Constantijn
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: Elsevier 2020
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Case Report
Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8298297/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317219
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.10.036
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