Constrictive pericarditis in a renal transplant recipient with tuberculosis

Indian J Nephrol. 2010 Jul;20(3):156-8. doi: 10.4103/0971-4065.70849.

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a common cause of pericarditis in the developing countries and constrictive pericarditis is a serious sequel. There are only three cases of constrictive pericarditis in kidney transplant recipients previously reported in literature. Here, we report a case of constrictive pericarditis developing in a renal transplant recipient while on antituberculous therapy for tuberculous pleural effusion.

Keywords: Constrictive pericarditis; renal transplantation; tuberculosis.

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