"Tuberculous pericarditis makes up for ≤4% of pericardial disease in developed countries but is the major cause of pericardial effusions in developing countries where TB is endemic and by far the most frequent cause of pericardial effusions in HIV patients 1-4. Tuberculous pericarditis is found in all ages and men are more frequently affected than women 1."
"Clinical symptoms can be insidious and non-specific including fever, fatigue, night sweats and weight loss as well as chest pain, dyspnoea and cough. On the ECG, non-specific ST-segment and T-wave changes may be seen 2,3."
"widespread ST-segment elevation"
Expected headings
"Associations"
"Echocardiography"
"Radiological report"
"Clinical symptoms can be insidious and non-specific including fever, fatigue, night sweats and weight loss as well as chest pain, dyspnoea and cough. On the ECG, non-specific ST-segment and T-wave changes may be seen 2,3."
"constrictive symptoms or symptoms of left and right-sided heart failure including dyspnoea, orthopnoea, fatigability, ascites and peripheral oedema"
"predominant fibrinous exudation, leucocytosis and abundant mycobacteria"
"Standard antituberculous management is not different from extrapulmonary tuberculosis and consists of rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide and ethambutol for the first two months followed by rifampicin and isoniazid for another four months 1."