title: Tubercular myocarditis presenting with ventricular tachycardia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A previously fit and healthy 30-year-old man reported experiencing palpitations accompanied by nausea, sweating and presyncope. These symptoms were found to be associated with episodes of nonsustained ventricular tachycardia. He was a nonsmoker, did not drink excessively, denied illicit drug use and had no family history of structural cardiac disease or sudden death.
  
  
  METHODS
  Electrocardiography, laboratory tests, electrophysiological studies, echocardiography, coronary angiography, chest radiography, cardiac MRI (with late gadolinium enhancement), chest CT, lymph-node biopsy, Ziehl Nielsen staining, blood and sputum cultures and heaf testing.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tubercular myocarditis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Antituberculous chemotherapy supported by antiarrhythmic and steroid pharmacotherapy and cardioverter-defibrillator implantation. Repeated imaging was performed to monitor disease progression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ealing Hospital NHS Trust, Southall, UK. khuranarohit@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Rohit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khurana
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shalhoub
authors.forename: Anju
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Assomull
authors.forename: Sanjay K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Jaspal S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kooner
authors.forename: Amarjit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sethi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005682:Gadolinium; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014381:Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D005682:Gadolinium