Key result
A female patient developed an asymptomatic large hemorrhagic exudative pericardial effusion with near tamponade 6 months after initiating peritoneal dialysis and anti-tuberculosis therapy.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the potential for late-onset, asymptomatic large hemorrhagic pericardial effusion with near tamponade in stable patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis and anti-tuberculosis treatment.
Alerts clinicians to possible late hemorrhagic pericardial effusion in PD patients on anti-TB therapy; hypothesis-generating and requires confirmation.
End stage renal disease patients are prone for pericardial diseases including pericarditis, pericardial effusion and chronic constrictive pericarditis. Pericardial effusion occurs more frequently in patients on maintenance hemodialysis than peritoneal dialysis. We present a case of asymptomatic large pericardial effusion with evidence of near tamponade on echocardiogram in a lady, 6 month after initiation of peritoneal dialysis who was on anti tuberculosis thempy. Pericardiocentesis showed a hemorrhagic exudative effusion.
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Shankaranarayanan et al. (2013) conducted a case report in End stage renal disease, pericardial effusion (n=1). Peritoneal dialysis and anti-tuberculosis therapy was evaluated on Development of pericardial effusion. A female patient developed an asymptomatic large hemorrhagic exudative pericardial effusion with near tamponade 6 months after initiating peritoneal dialysis and anti-tuberculosis therapy.
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