Bicaval obstruction complicating right atrial tuberculoma: the diagnostic value of cardiovascular MR.
Cardiac tuberculosis is rare and usually involves the pericardium. Myocardial tuberculoma is a very rare occurrence and only a few cases were reported. We describe the use of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in the diagnosis of a rare case of cardiac tuberculoma involving the right atrium which was complicated by a bicaval obstruction. The patient made a remarkable improvement with the anti-tuberculous treatment. To our knowledge, this complication has never been reported in relation to cardiac tuberculoma.
Al-Nasser
Ibrahim
I
Department of Cardiology, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. alnasser@yahoo.com
Anwar
Ashraf M
AM
Nosir
Youssef F M
YF
Chamsi-Pasha
Mohammed A R
MA
Ajam
Aref
A
Alqiriaqri
Aymen
A
Chamsi-Pasha
Hassan
H
D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D004452:Echocardiography; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D014381:Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
D000925:Anticoagulants; D000995:Antitubercular Agents