Resumen

LASSO B, Martín  y  PEREZ G, Jorge. Pericarditis due to multidrug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an HIV infected patient: Case report and review of literature. Rev. chil. infectol. [online]. 2009, vol.26, n.2, pp.156-161. ISSN 0716-1018.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0716-10182009000200008.

Multidrug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection represents a new clinical challenge and it burdens threat. The association with HIV/AIDS makes very hard to treat these two co-infections. We present a patient of 30 years oíd whose HIV infection was diagnosed 4 years before, and acquired M. tuberculosis pericarditis without response to initial treatment because of a multidrug resistant TB strain. We describe the clinical management, outcome and final recovery of the patient. The epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of TB pericarditis in HIV positive patients are reviewed.

Palabras clave : Multidrug resistant tuberculosis; pericarditis tuberculous; HIV; AIDS.

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