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Age and Ageing 2003; 32: 450-452
© 2003, British Geriatrics Society

Case Reports

A case of tuberculous pericardial effusion

Appukuttan Suman, Jawahar L. Sarin, Simon C. Grant1 and Talal A. Bazaraa

Departments of Elderly Medicine and
1 Cardiology, Calderdale Royal Hospital, Salterhebble, Halifax HX3 0YP, UK

We report a case of an 80-year-old caucasian female in the UK who presented with weight loss and was found to have a pericardial effusion. There was neither previous exposure to tuberculosis nor any suggestion of immunosuppression. Repeated analysis of pericardial fluid established a tuberculous origin. Search of medical literature did not reveal any similar cases in the elderly in the UK.

Keywords: aged 80 and over, pericardial effusion, pericardiocentesis, tuberculosis


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