A Unique Spectrum of Tuberculosis Flare Up Related to Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Published:2020-03-11
Issue:2
Volume:23
Page:E128-E131
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ISSN:1522-6662
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Container-title:The Heart Surgery Forum
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language:
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Short-container-title:HSF
Author:
Al-Ebrahim Khaled E.
Abstract
Three cases of tuberculosis (TB) related to or complicating cardiothoracic surgery are presented in this paper. The aim of this article is to alert cardiothoracic surgeons about the presence or rebound of TB, which can complicate cardiothoracic surgeries even in the immediate postoperative course.
Publisher
Carden Jennings Publishing Co.
Subject
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,Surgery,General Medicine