title: Rapid development of fatal TB constrictive pericarditis after cardiac surgery.
abstract: We report the case of a 75-year-old male of Asian origin who developed TB constrictive pericarditis less than 6 weeks after CABG. He had no history of active TB, but did show a strong Heaf test reaction in 1987, following a period of weight loss. This was thought to be indicative of previous infection and was not actively treated. Cases of postcardiac surgery constrictive pericarditis have been reported in the literature, but to our knowledge, there is no report of development of TB constrictive pericarditis in such a short period following surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom. wesam@doctor.com
authors.forename: Mohammed W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Khalil
authors.forename: Ever D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Grech
authors.forename: Abdallah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Mohammed
authors.forename: Graham J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Pradip K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Sarkar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D018450:Disease Progression; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D010495:Pericarditis, Tuberculous / Q000150:complications*