Pericardial abscess

Discussion:

Splenic microabscess in a patient with confirmed mycobacterium tuberculosis (sputum genexpert) is highly indicative of disseminated abdominal tuberculosis 1.

Pericardial abscesses are a rare complication of chronic pericarditis and usually occur in the right atrioventricular groove as in this case 2. The pathogen has not been isolated, however, with confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis and evidence of abdominal spread, mycobacterium tuberculosis remains the likely cause of the abscess.

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