Key result
A 51-year-old male with cardiac tamponade due to tuberculous pericarditis was successfully diagnosed using polymerase chain reaction and treated with anti-tuberculous chemotherapy and glucocorticoids.
Population
51-year-old male presenting with cardiac tamponade and pericardial effusion caused by tuberculous pericarditis
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
14 days (hospital stay)
Authors
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PCR of pericardial fluid may aid early tuberculous pericarditis diagnosis; extends sparse case data but leaves open prospective validation.
Case Report (n=1)
PCR testing of pericardial fluid is a valuable diagnostic tool for tuberculous pericarditis that can facilitate early treatment and prevent complications like constrictive pericarditis.
Ali Assiri (2015) conducted a case report in Tuberculous pericarditis with cardiac tamponade (n=1). Anti-tuberculous chemotherapy and glucocorticoids was evaluated on Clinical improvement and discharge. A 51-year-old male with cardiac tamponade due to tuberculous pericarditis was successfully diagnosed using polymerase chain reaction and treated with anti-tuberculous chemotherapy and glucocorticoids.
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