Tuberculous pericarditis presenting as pericardial tamponade.
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We present one of the last cases from the British Military Hospital in Hong Kong. A 30 year old woman with pericardial tuberculosis and tamponade is described.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
دوره 144 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998