Aspergillus Pericarditis with Tamponade in a Renal Transplant Patient
Aspergillus pericarditis is a rare and life-threatening infection in immunosuppressed patients. It has nonspecific clinical manifestations that often mimic other disease entities especially in patients who have extensive comorbidities. Diagnosis is oftentimes delayed and rarely done antemortem. A hi...
Main Authors: | Sylvia Biso, Rapeepat Lekkham, Antoinette Climaco |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2017-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Cardiology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7134586 |
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