The Constricted Heart: A 31-Year-Old Man with a Case of Constrictive Tuberculous Pericarditis

Oreoluwa E. Olakunle; Rachel S. Tobin; Nicole Guynn; Anita Osabutey; Maya Younker; Mahnoor Khan; Marina Mosunjac; Alison F. Ward; Modele O. Ogunniyi

doi:10.12659/AJCR.944607

24 September 2024 : Case report USA

The Constricted Heart: A 31-Year-Old Man with a Case of Constrictive Tuberculous Pericarditis

Rare disease

Oreoluwa E. Olakunle

^1BCDEF*, Rachel S. Tobin

^1BCDE, Nicole Guynn^1E, Anita Osabutey

^2E, Maya Younker^1E, Mahnoor Khan^13E, Marina Mosunjac^34E, Alison F. Ward^35E, Modele O. Ogunniyi

^13E

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.944607

Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e944607

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Figure 2. (A–F) Transthoracic echocardiogram shows severely thickened pericardium (indicated by stars in A and B), with pleural effusions seen on echocardiogram (seen in D and F with “x” indicators and dashed “---” lines) on apical and parasternal long views.

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