Tuberculous pericardial effusion
Discussion:
- Urgent echocardiogram was done in the emergency department which showed a large pericardial effusion.
- Therapeutic pericardiocentesis was done (1.2 litre yellow colour pericardial fluid was aspirated).
- Laboratory analysis of the pericardial fluid was positive for mycobacterium tuberculosis complex & acid fast bacilli (AFB) and negative for malignant cells.
- Sputum was negative for acid fast bacilli.
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