Chest pain and a left parasternal soft tissue swelling in an immunocompetent refugee with disseminated tuberculosis
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2019
Short description:
Chest pain and a left parasternal soft tissue swelling in an immunocompetent refugee with disseminated tuberculosis / Mondoni, M., Centola, M., Viganò, O., Ferrarese, M., Codecasa, L., Monforte, A.D., Carugo, S., Centanni, S., Lipman, M., Sotgiu, G.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. - ISSN 1201-9712. - (2019). [10.1016/j.ijid.2019.10.033]
abstract:
An immunocompetent migrant with chest pain was admitted to an Italian hospital. CT scan showed a left pectoral abscess and osteomyelitis of the sternum. The infection spread into the anterior mediastinum near to the pericardium and the heart, where an atrial mass was confirmed by echocardiography. Disseminated tuberculosis was diagnosed.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
TB; bronchoscopy; disseminated tuberculosis; heart mass; migration
List of contributors:
Mondoni, Michele; Centola, Marco; Viganò, Ottavia; Ferrarese, Maurizio; Codecasa, Luigi; Monforte, Antonella D'Arminio; Carugo, Stefano; Centanni, Stefano; Lipman, Marc; Sotgiu, Giovanni
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