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Tuberculous Pericarditis Mimicking a Malignant Pericardial Tumor: A Case Report.

Ji Young ParkJi-Yeon HanJin Young ParkGi Won ShinSu Young YunMi Seon KangDa Som Kim
Published in: Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology (2023)
Tuberculous pericarditis is an extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis that is most commonly associated with pericardial thickening, effusion, and calcification. We present a case of tuberculous pericarditis mimicking a malignant pericardial tumor in a 77-year-old male. CT revealed an irregular and nodular pericardial thickening. MRI revealed high signal intensity on T1-weighted fat-suppressed images and peripheral rim enhancement after gadolinium administration. MRI can be helpful in determining the differential diagnoses in cases of tuberculous pericarditis with nonspecific imaging findings.
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