A case of tuberculous pericardial effusion - Author Abstract

Age and Ageing, July, 2003 by Appukuttan Suman, Jawahar L. Sarin, Simom C. Grant, Talal A. Bazaraa

We report a case of an 80-year-old caucasian female in the UK who presented with weight loss and was found to have a pericardial effusion. There was neither previous exposure to tuberculosis nor any suggestion of immunosuppression. Repeated analysis of pericardial fluid established a tuberculous origin. Search of medical literature did not reveal any similar cases in the elderly in the UK.

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