TUBERCULOUS PERICARDITIS IN AN HIV-INFECTED PATIENT

Persons co-infected with mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and HIV are at increased risk for developing active tuberculosis. While extrapulmo nary tuberculosis is particularly common in patients with AIDS, tuberc ulous pericarditis is a very uncommon complication of AIDS in the Unit ed States. We present a case of tuberculosis involving the pericardium and review the current literature on this topic.