Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Introduction. Tuberculous pericarditis is an infrequent extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis, has a variable clinical expression and in endemic areas, it usually occurs in elderly patients or patients with underlying immunodeficiency.Objective. To present the case of a patient with dextrocardia, who was ill with pulmonary tuberculosis, developing acute pericarditis and the review of the related literature.Conclusions. Tuberculosis continues to be a major health problem in many countries, causing a series of complications or sequelae in the human body in the short, medium and long term, which can prolong hospital stay and even trigger death. Prevention continues to be a fundamental tool to face this health problem.
Institution: Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4403363103