Heart failure as a first sign of disseminated tuberculosis

• Prif Awduron: Leonor Naia (Awdur), Tiago Rabadão (Awdur), Mariana Teixeira (Awdur), Filipa Ferreira (Awdur), Sara Pinto (Awdur), Raquel Ferreira (Awdur), Margarida Eulálio (Awdur)
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• Cyhoeddwyd: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Tuberculous pericarditis is a rare extra-pulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis observed mainly in developed countries. It usually presents with concomitant tuberculous infection at a different site and, due to the lack of clinical specificity, diagnosis can be difficult. Thus, a diagnostic delay i...