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

Historical Perspective

Discovery

• Tuberculous pericarditis was first discovered by Rokitansky, an English scientist, in 1852.

• Different scientists and doctors have described multiple cases of tuberculous pericarditis:
  • Quinquad and Lejard in 1872
  • Osler in 1893
  • Reisman in 1901
  • Clarke in 1929
  • Roubier and Dubois in 1300
  • Thompson in 1933
  • Bellet, McMillan, and Gouley in 1934