title: Tuberculous pericardial abscess with impending pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade.
abstract: The case of a 59 year male with acute tuberculous pericardial abscess who presented with cough, dyspnoea, haemoptysis, signs of Tamponade and a large Pleural Effusion is reported. Performing Pericardiocentesis did not improve his symptoms hence he was subjected to surgery. Acute tuberculous pericardial abscess was the diagnosis made after histopathology which was successfully managed with sternotomy along with drainage of pus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Saulat Hasnain
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Fatimi
authors.lastname: Faheem-ul-Haq
authors.forename: Fatima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jalil
authors.forename: Marium
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muzaffar
authors.forename: Hashim Muhammad
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Hanif
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology; D004322:Drainage; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology*; D010492:Pericardiectomy; D020519:Pericardiocentesis; D010495:Pericarditis, Tuberculous / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D010496:Pericardium / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome