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Endocardial fibroelastosis is a congenital heart disease characterized by diffuse thickening of the endocardium, this conditions a dilated cardiomyopathy in most cases or less frequent restrictive cardiomyopathy. It can be a primary pathology or secondary to other cardiac malformations, especially a stenosis or atresia of the aorta. The global incidence at birth is estimated to be 1 in 5 000 and 4 in 100 congenital heart disease. The clinical case of a 37-year-old pregnant woman is presented, who was admitted at 19.1 weeks of pregnancy in Hospital Obrero N ° 2 in Cochabamba-Bolivia, due to the prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of structural fetal heart disease, endocardial fibroelastosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abdominal tuberculosis is an infrequent pathology, it presents with a nonspecific clinical picture and multiple differential diagnoses. It should be considered as a diagnostic possibility in places with a high prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis; otherwise, it may be delayed in time, conditioning a late diagnosis and treatment. Imaging studies in experienced hands can guide the diagnosis. The described article presents an infrequent and nonspecific picture of abdominal tuberculosis as a cause of acute abdomen. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]