The Diagnostic Challenge of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis

Tijs Bringmans, MD; Inne Vanreusel, MD; Adrien Coquilhat, MD; Stef Derwa, MD; Sabrina H. van Ierssel, MD, PhD; Dina De Bock, MD; Constantijn Franssen, MD, PhD

JACC: Case Reports (Feb 2020)

The Diagnostic Challenge of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis

Tijs Bringmans, MD,
Inne Vanreusel, MD,
Adrien Coquilhat, MD,
Stef Derwa, MD,
Sabrina H. van Ierssel, MD, PhD,
Dina De Bock, MD,
Constantijn Franssen, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Tijs Bringmans, MD: Department of Cardiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium; Address for correspondence: Dr. Tijs Bringmans, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Edegem, Belgium.
Inne Vanreusel, MD: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Adrien Coquilhat, MD: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Stef Derwa, MD: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium
Sabrina H. van Ierssel, MD, PhD: Department of General Internal Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium
Dina De Bock, MD: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium
Constantijn Franssen, MD, PhD: Department of Cardiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 2
pp. 266 – 270

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We describe the case of extrapulmonary tuberculosis complicated by esophageal perforation, pneumopericardium, and pericardial abscess formation. This case illustrates the difficulty in diagnosing extrapulmonary tuberculosis, as the occurrence of tuberculosis is rare in the developed world. The appropriate treatment strategy and 6-month follow-up results are discussed. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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