Tuberculous pericarditis differential diagnosis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.

Differentiating [Disease name] from other Diseases

[Disease name] must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [clinical feature 1], [clinical feature 2], and [clinical feature 3], such as [differential dx1], [differential dx2], and [differential dx3].

OR

[Disease name] must be differentiated from [differential dx1], [differential dx2], and [differential dx3].

OR

As [disease name] manifests in a variety of clinical forms, differentiation must be established in accordance with the particular subtype. [Subtype name 1] must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [clinical feature 1], such as [differential dx1] and [differential dx2]. In contrast, [subtype name 2] must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [clinical feature 2], such as [differential dx3] and [differential dx4].

Differentiating [disease name] from other diseases on the basis of [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]

On the basis [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3], [disease name] must be differentiated from [disease 1], [disease 2], [disease 3], [disease 4], [disease 5], and [disease 6].

Diseases		Clinical manifestations							Para-clinical findings							Gold standard	Additional findings
	History	Symptoms			Physical examination
									Lab Findings			Imaging			Histopathology
		Chest pain	Fever	Cough	Edema/Ascites	JVP	Heart/Lung sounds	Hepatosplenomegaly	Lab 1	Lab 2	Lab 3	CT Scan	MRI	Echo/Sono
Constrictive pericarditis
Tuberculosis
Idiopathic/Viral
Post cardiac surgery
Post radiation
Connective tissue disease
Malignancy
Mesothelioma
Chronic renal failure
Asbestosis
Restrictive cardiomyopathy
Amyloidosis
Sarcoidosis
Hemochromatosis
Sclerodema
Endomyocardial fibrosis
Carcinoid heart disease
Post radiation
Diabetic cardiomyopathy
Hurler
Gaucher
Fabry
Wegener
Metastatic malignancies