A 28-year-old woman was hospitalized for cardiac tamponade caused by tuberculous pericarditis. She was taking ustekinumab (UST) for Crohn’s disease. UST is not considered to significantly increase the risk of developing serious infections, including tuberculosis. However, there is still a risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis reactivation. Therefore, for patients on concurrent UST and antituberculosis medication, a close collaboration among specialists in infectious diseases, cardiology, and gastroenterology is necessary.
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Tominaga, K., Tanaka, T., Kanazawa, M., Watanabe, S., Nemoto, R., Abe, K., … Irisawa, A. (2021). A case of crohn’s disease with cardiac tamponade caused by tuberculous pericarditis: Assessment of a rare phenomenon. Healthcare (Switzerland), 9(6). https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9060695
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