Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri

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UNEXPLAINED TRANSIENT BIVENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION IN A PATIENT WITH DISSEMINATED TUBERCULOSIS AND SEVERE EOSINOPHILIA
Anno:
2023
Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease with significant global burden. Pericardial injury is relatively common, while myocardial involvement has only rarely been described. Case presentation A 29-years-old man from Gambia with disseminated TB, treated with isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol, was admitted to our hospital. He denied history…