Can Tuberculosis Still Act as a Hidden Killer?
Abstract
Tuberculosis has always been an
eminent disease for its varied presentation. (1)
Patient presenting with constrictive Pericarditis
and S/S of cardiac tamponade is quite common
in places where it is still a major chronic infective
disease.(2) but patient presenting with resistant
atrial arrhythmia with other non-specific S/S may
be overlooked (3,4,5) following case is an
example:
eminent disease for its varied presentation. (1)
Patient presenting with constrictive Pericarditis
and S/S of cardiac tamponade is quite common
in places where it is still a major chronic infective
disease.(2) but patient presenting with resistant
atrial arrhythmia with other non-specific S/S may
be overlooked (3,4,5) following case is an
example:
Aftab, R. (2007). Can Tuberculosis Still Act as a Hidden Killer?. International Journal of Health Sciences, 1(1). Retrieved from https://ijhs.qu.edu.sa/index.php/journal/article/view/131
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