**8. Conclusions**

Tuberculous pericarditis is a rare pathology in developed countries but frequent in developing countries. There is difficulty in the diagnosis due to low bacteriological and histological results. The usefulness of indirect methods for diagnosis should be taken into account, especially in patients with torpid pericarditis. The presence of positive serology for HIV can modify the clinical presentation and the outcome of tuberculous pericarditis.

There is still a lack of sustainable evidence for the use of systemic corticosteroids in this pathology.

Pharmacological treatment should be performed for at least 6 months in all patients with tuberculous pericarditis, regardless of drainage or pericardiectomy. *Inflammatory Heart Diseases*
