title: Pancardiac tuberculosis--a case report.
abstract: The authors report a very unusual and unique case of pancardiac tuberculosis in a 25-year-old man who presented initially with atrial flutter with 1:1 conduction. Echocardiographic findings, computerized tomography images, and pathology specimens are presented. After initiation of antituberculous therapy, the patient converted to normal sinus rhythm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, St. Francis Hospital of Evanston, Illinois 60202, USA.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Darwish
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mushannen
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nititham
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dadkhah
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Atkinson
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kogan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004452:Echocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006321:Heart / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D010495:Pericarditis, Tuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial