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     A 59-yeer-old man presented with chest pain, edema and progressive dyspnea. CXR showed enlarge cardiac silhouette and EKG showed generalized low voltage QRS. Echocardiography demonstrated massive pericardial effusion. Anterolateral thoracotomy with pericardiectomy was performed. The pericardial pathology revealed caseous granulomatous inflammation. The patient had been diagnosed with tuberculous pericarditis. The patient was improved after treatment with antituberculous drugs and discharged from the hospital.