Abstract
We report a case of hemorrhagic pericarditis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of the pericardium which is an extremely rare diagnosis. The literature review showed that there were rare cases of tuberculosis-causing hemorrhagic pericarditis, but the diagnosis was made either postmortem or not firmly diagnosed. Our patient was diagnosed as hemorrhagic pericarditis due to M. tuberculosis, he was treated and was discharged.
Highlights
Pericarditis is caused by several factors; idiopathic, infections, neoplasm, autoimmune, radiation, post STEMI (ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction) and noxious substances [1]
A study from Rohilkhand region (India), a county known to have high tuberculosis prevalence, 322 patients with pericarditis were enrolled between June 2015 - May 2017, among them, 257 (80%) of the patients had tuberculous pericarditis and none of them presented with hemorrhagic pericarditis including few patients with HIV and tuberculosis co-infection [3]
We report a case of hemorrhagic pericarditis in a patient who was initially presented in Sudan with chest pain, prostration, and fever
Summary
Pericarditis is caused by several factors; idiopathic, infections, neoplasm, autoimmune, radiation, post STEMI (ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction) and noxious substances [1]. 2 Cardiologist, Al-Khalidi Medical Center, Amman, Jordan. We report a case of hemorrhagic pericarditis in a patient who was initially presented in Sudan with chest pain, prostration, and fever.
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