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Brugada phenocopy or congenital Brugada syndrome in a patient with spontaneous pneumopericardium and pericarditis.

Pichmanil KhmaoVannak LongNo KuSivutha Lim
Published in: Journal of arrhythmia (2020)
Brugada syndrome (BrS) is characterized by coved ST segment elevation in the right precordial lead (V1-V3). Previous reports have described type-1 or type-2 Brugada ECG pattern as a Brugada phenocopy (BrP) in various clinical condition and once the etiology is resolved, the BrP ECG pattern normalizes. We describe a case report of type-1 Brugada ECG pattern in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and active pulmonary tuberculosis, which developed to spontaneous pneumopericardium and pericarditis. The coexistence of type-1 Brugada ECG pattern with spontaneous pneumopericardium and pericarditis is an extremely rare pathological condition that has not been previously described.
Keyphrases
  • case report
  • pulmonary tuberculosis
  • heart rate variability
  • heart rate
  • mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • emergency department
  • antiretroviral therapy
  • electronic health record