Extrapulmonary tuberculosis presenting as hemorrhagic pleuro-pericardial effusions with pericardial mass.
Mohammad S AbdelghaniAmmar ChapraBara Al-QudahAhmad Al BishawiAhmed ShebaniIbrahim ObeidatMhd Baraa HabibPublished in: Clinical case reports (2024)
TB pericarditis presenting as a pericardial mass is an unusual and rare manifestation of this disease. We report a 59-year-old South Asian male who presented with a 1-week history of dyspnea and cough. He was found to have a hemorrhagic pericardial mass with a massive pericardial effusion. Pleural fluid analysis was positive for TB. The patient was successfully treated with anti-TB medications. Although rare, tuberculous pericardial involvement should be suspected in patients presenting with symptoms of pericardial masses and effusion.