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Tuberculous Pericarditis

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Tuberculous Pericarditis

  • Symptoms
  1. Fever
  2. Night Sweats
  3. Weight loss
  • Signs
  1. See Pericarditis
  2. Pericarditis Friction Rub
  3. Exudative Pericardial Effusion
  • Differential Diagnosis
  1. See Pericarditis Causes
  • Labs
  1. Serum globulin increased
  2. Leukocytosis
  • Complications
  1. Cardiac Tamponade
  2. Mortality 85% in untreated cases
  • References
  1. Reuter (2006) Q J Med 99:827-39 [PubMed]