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Tuberculous Pericarditis

Symptoms
1. Fever
2. Night Sweats
3. Weight loss
Signs
1. See Pericarditis
2. Pericarditis Friction Rub
3. Exudative Pericardial Effusion
Differential Diagnosis
1. See Pericarditis Causes
Labs
1. Serum globulin increased
2. Leukocytosis
Complications
1. Cardiac Tamponade
2. Mortality 85% in untreated cases
References

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