Paradoxical response with miliary pulmonary nodules in a patient with tuberculous pericarditis
Journal
CMAJ
Journal Volume
191
Journal Issue
19
Pages
E506
Date Issued
2019
Author(s)
Abstract
A 62-year-old woman with hypertension and chronic, inactive hepatitis B infection presented with a 1-month history of fever, exertional dyspnea and weight loss. Chest radiography and computed tomography (CT) showed massive pericardial effusion without pulmonary infiltrates ([Figure 1A and B][1]). A
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Other Subjects
tuberculostatic agent; adult; bacterium culture; case report; clinical article; clinical feature; computer assisted tomography; disease course; female; follow up; granulomatous inflammation; human; lung nodule; medical history; middle aged; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Note; paradoxical drug reaction; pericardial effusion; thorax radiography; transbronchial biopsy; treatment duration; tuberculous pericarditis; diagnostic imaging; lung tuberculosis; miliary tuberculosis; pathology; tuberculous pericarditis; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Pericarditis, Tuberculous; Tuberculosis, Miliary; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
Publisher
Canadian Medical Association
Type
note