title: Tuberculous pericarditis: a case report.
abstract: Pericardial effusion is common disease and difficult to diagnose. Tuberculosis accounts for up to 4% of acute pericarditis and 7% of cardiac tamponade cases. Quick treatment can be lifesaving but requires accurate diagnosis. We report a case of a 65-year-old man who presented with a 3-week history of fever with chills, non-productive cough and dyspnea. The case was diagnosed by positivity of acid-fast staining, culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of the aspirated pericardial fluid and treated promptly with antituberculosis drugs. The patient showed complete recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Elazig Training and Research Hospital, Elazig, Turkey.
authors.forename: Affan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Denk
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kobat
authors.affiliation: 3Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Elazig Training and Research Hospital, Elazig, Turkey.
authors.forename: Safak Ozer
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Balin
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sumeyye Selim
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dogdu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004977:Ethambutol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D010495:Pericarditis, Tuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011718:Pyrazinamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014374:Tuberculin Test / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D011718:Pyrazinamide; D004977:Ethambutol; D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin