Pericardial Tuberculosis
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Pericardial Tuberculosis
A 53-year-old malnourished man, presented to the emergency room with 2 months of poor appetite, malaise, high spiking fevers, 10 Kg weight loss and night sweats; he also noted progressive exertional dyspnea and anterior chest pain developing over the last 2 days. On physical examination he was afebrile, had 90/60 arterial pressure, 100 × min heart rate, pulsus paradoxus, jugular vein engorgemen...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0002-9637,1476-1645
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0781