Pericarditis caused by Mycobacterium africanum: case report.

Paula MascarellAlba de la RicaSergio PadillaMontserrat Ruiz-GarcíaJosé López-EscuderoJavier García-AbellánÁngela BotellaMar MasiáFélix Gutiérrez

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2022)

We report the first case of tuberculous pericarditis caused by Mycobacterium africanum, which provide evidence that this microorganism can cause pericardial disease and must be considered in patients from endemic areas presenting with pericardial effusion.

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case report
mycobacterium tuberculosis
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
prognostic factors