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==Laboratory Findings==
==Laboratory Findings==
Cutaneous anergy is common in AIDS due to immunosuppression. Therefore a negative skin test for [[tuberculosis]] does not exclude the diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis. Hence, pericardial biopsy is a more sensitive and preferred diagnostic test over smears and cultures.
* Cutaneous anergy is common in AIDS due to immunosuppression. Therefore a negative skin test for [[tuberculosis]] does not exclude the diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis. Hence, pericardial biopsy is a more sensitive and preferred diagnostic test over smears and cultures.
 
* [[Brain natriuretic peptide]] ([[BNP]]) may be elevates in presence of [[congestive cardiac failure]].
==References==
==References==
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Laboratory Findings

  • Cutaneous anergy is common in AIDS due to immunosuppression. Therefore a negative skin test for tuberculosis does not exclude the diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis. Hence, pericardial biopsy is a more sensitive and preferred diagnostic test over smears and cultures.
  • Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) may be elevates in presence of congestive cardiac failure.

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