Tuberculous pericarditis

Tuberculous pericarditis usually results from direct spread of tuberculosis from peritracheal, peribronchial, and mediastinal lymph nodes, or from hematogenous dissemination of primary pulmonary tuberculosis or pleural tuberculosis. Rarely, pericardial involvement can be caused by hematogenous dissemination from distant genitourinary tuberculosis or bone tuberculosis. Tuberculous pericarditis is the most common pericardial disease. It can occur at any age, with a higher incidence in males than in females. The most common symptoms of this disease include fever, cough, night sweats, chest pain, and dyspnea.