Tuberculous Pericarditis Mimicking a Malignant Pericardial Tumor: A Case Report

Tuberculous Pericarditis Mimicking a Malignant Pericardial Tumor: A Case Report

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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 Hand Cream 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 Footstools in determining the differential diagnoses in cases of tuberculous pericarditis with nonspecific imaging findings.