title: Resolution of nodular myocardial tuberculosis demonstrated by contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: In sub-Saharan Africa, pericardial tuberculosis is frequently diagnosed in HIV sero-positive patients. Myocardial involvement has only rarely been reported. We present an HIV sero-positive patient in whom both pericardial and myocardial tuberculosis were diagnosed, and highlight the value of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis and management of this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, Observatory.
authors.forename: F F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Syed
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aje
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ntsekhe
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Mayosi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moosa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tshifularo
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Smedema
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010495:Pericarditis, Tuberculous / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014381:Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents