title: [67 year old man with abdominal pain, anorexia and low-grade fever].
abstract: A case of pericardial effusion presenting clinically with pretamponade is shown. TBC is not a rare cause of Pericardial effusion and at present Tuberculosis is a more and more frequent infection also in occidental countries. Guide lines for diagnosis and treatment are revised.
authors: a.picardi@unicampus.it
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Picardi
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Manfrini
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Navajas
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Zardi
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Amicarelli
authors: F
authors: F
authors: De Iorio
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Galluzzo
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Valiani
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Spoto
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Scarlata
authors: U
authors: U
authors: Ves pasiani Gentilucci
authors: L
authors: L
authors: De Galasso
authors: M C
authors: MC
authors: Meloni
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Costantino
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000382:microbiology*; D000368:Aged; D000855:Anorexia / Q000382:microbiology*; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005334:Fever / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D010495:Pericarditis, Tuberculous / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*