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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 more sensitive and | 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. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]
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.