Fatal Pulmonary Embolism in the Setting of Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome Attributed to Ovarian Tuberculosis

In developed countries, tuberculosis remains a health care challenge due to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and immigration from endemic regions. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 9557 new cases in 2015, with extrapulmonary involvement in 20.2% of the cases. We present a 33-...

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Main Authors: Israel Ugalde DO, Daniela Pirela MD, Saberio Lo Presti MD, Molly Bilderback DO, Andrés Pirela MD, Joseph Chan MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709617729690