An Unusual Presentation of Tuberculous Pericardial Effusion
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ABSTRACT Tuberculosis accounts for upto 4% of acute pericarditis and 7% cases of cardiac tamponade. 19% of women with tuberculosis can present with menorrhagia. Prompt treatment can be life saving but requires accurate diagnosis. We report a case of 25-year-old women who presented with severe bleeding per vaginum for four days. She was in shock. Echocardiography showed moderate pericardial effusion with features of cardiac tamponade. ADA was positive in aspirated pericardial fluid. The patient responded well to antitubercular treatment.
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