Editorial
Tuberculous pericarditis and HIV infection
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Approximately 8 million new cases of tuberculosis were reported to the World Health Organization in 1997, and millions are infected with HIV and tuberculosis.1 Tuberculous (TB) pericarditis is increasing in sub-Saharan Africa, where tuberculosis is the most common opportunistic infection complicating HIV infection, and is seen occasionally in developed countries.2 It is likely to increase worldwide, because of poor tuberculosis and HIV control and the ease of travel from high to low risk areas. TB pericarditis is important because it is treatable and many patients can be managed wholly or predominantly as outpatients.
Management of TB pericardial effusion involves relieving tamponade if
present, confirming and treating tuberculosis, preventing constriction
if possible, and offering pericardiectomy if it persists. Correct
management presupposes diagnosis, which is not a problem where it is
endemic,3 but may be where it is uncommon. It is a
reminder that diagnosing "congestive heart failure" is incomplete without a cause, and
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