Tuberkuløs perikarditis er stadig en differentialdiagnose i Danmark

Maria Krogstrup; Pernille Ravn

Tuberkuløs perikarditis er stadig en differentialdiagnose i Danmark

Translated title of the contribution: Pericardial tuberculosis is still an important differential diagnosis in Denmark

Maria Krogstrup, Pernille Ravn

Abstract

We report a case where tuberculous pericarditis was diagnosed in a 46-year-old man with Turkish background. The patient had typical symptoms of tuberculosis in the form of chest pain, cough and breathlessness and systemic symptoms such as fever, weight loss and fatigue. An echocardiography showed pericardial effusion, and diagnosis was confirmed by culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from gastric aspirate and lymph node biopsy. Since there is an efficient cure for this potentially deathly infection it is of great importance to find the specific diagnose, and it is important that all physicians are aware of this disease.

Translated title of the contribution	Pericardial tuberculosis is still an important differential diagnosis in Denmark
Original language	Danish
Journal	Ugeskrift for Laeger
Volume	175
Issue number	9
Pages (from-to)	589-90
Number of pages	2
ISSN	0041-5782
Publication status	Published - 25 Feb 2013

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Tuberkuløs perikarditis er stadig en differentialdiagnose i Danmark

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