Miliary Tuberculosis and Acute Myocardial Infarction with left ventricular aneurysm in a 73 year old male seen at the National Hospital in Timor-Leste-A case report
Abstract:Background:The developing world is currently facing a double epidemic of communicable and non-communicable diseases. There is a growing body of knowledge recognizing an interaction between the two epidemics. Here we report a case of active pulmonary tuberculosis and acute myocardial infarction. Case presentation: A 73 year old male who had recently been diagnosed with hypertension but with an otherwise unremarkable past medical history presented to the emergency department of the Timor-Leste National Referral … Show more
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