TY - JOUR
T1 - Tuberculous pericardial abscess with impending pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade
AU - Fatimi, Saulat Hasnain
AU - Faheem-ul-Haq,
AU - Jalil, Fatima
AU - Muzaffar, Marium
AU - Hanif, Hashim Muhammad
PY - 2011/3
Y1 - 2011/3
N2 - The case of a 59 year male with acute tuberculous pericardial abscess who presented with cough, dyspnoea, haemoptysis, signs of Tamponade and a large Pleural Effusion is reported. Performing Pericardiocentesis did not improve his symptoms hence he was subjected to surgery. Acute tuberculous pericardial abscess was the diagnosis made after histopathology which was successfully managed with sternotomy along with drainage of pus.
AB - The case of a 59 year male with acute tuberculous pericardial abscess who presented with cough, dyspnoea, haemoptysis, signs of Tamponade and a large Pleural Effusion is reported. Performing Pericardiocentesis did not improve his symptoms hence he was subjected to surgery. Acute tuberculous pericardial abscess was the diagnosis made after histopathology which was successfully managed with sternotomy along with drainage of pus.
KW - Cardiac tamponade
KW - Tuberculous pericardial abscess
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M3 - Article
C2 - 21465948
AN - SCOPUS:79952220141
SN - 0030-9982
VL - 61
SP - 286
EP - 287
JO - Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
JF - Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
IS - 3
ER -