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Revista Colombiana de Cardiología

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ARDILA, Hugo A. Paez; TRUJILLO GONZALEZ, Danilo E.; ORTIZ GOMEZ, Stephanie  and  MOTTA RINCON, Ingrith. Cardiac tamponade secondary to acute tuberculous pericarditis in a young patient, not associated to immunosuppresion. Rev. Colomb. Cardiol. [online]. 2017, vol.24, n.2, pp.130-130.  Epub Oct 24, 2016. ISSN 0120-5633.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rccar.2016.07.010.

Tuberculous pericarditis represents a small percentage of extrapulmonary tuberculosis; its diagnosis still represents a challenge because of the variability of its presentation. Empirical antimicrobial therapy is the mainstay of treatment, which must be followed closely to assess any associated complications. The case of a 25-year old male, previously healthy, who developed cardiac tamponade and acute heart failure secondary to tuberculous pericarditis, whose diagnosis and confusion factors played an important role as the case progressed, is presented.

Keywords : Pericarditis; Pericardium; Heart; Cardiac tamponade; Tuberculosis.

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