MeSH definition : INFLAMMATION of the sac surrounding the heart (PERICARDIUM) due to MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS
infection. Pericarditis can lead to swelling (PERICARDIAL EFFUSION), compression of
the heart (CARDIAC TAMPONADE), and preventing normal beating of the heart.;
INFLAMMATION of the sac surrounding the heart (PERICARDIUM) due to MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS
infection. Pericarditis can lead to swelling (PERICARDIAL EFFUSION), compression of
the heart (CARDIAC TAMPONADE), and preventing normal beating of the heart.