Pancardiac tuberculosis--a case report.
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.
Darwish
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Department of Cardiology, St. Francis Hospital of Evanston, Illinois 60202, USA.
Mushannen
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B
Hussain
K M
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Nititham
K
K
Dadkhah
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S
Atkinson
J
J
Zar
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F
Kogan
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A
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
D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial