title: Tuberculous myopericarditis: a rare presentation in an immunocompetent host.
abstract: Tuberculosis is a common cause of pericardial disease in India. Myocardial involvement, although well described in the literature, is a rare manifestation of tuberculosis. We report a patient with disseminated tuberculosis and myopericarditis manifesting as cardiogenic shock. The patient gradually improved on antituberculosis drug therapy, steroids and an evidence-based guideline driven therapy for heart failure. Follow-up imaging showed calcification of the pericardium and improvement of his left ventricular systolic function.
authors: Department of Medicine, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, USA. nayandesai_16@yahoo.co.in
authors: Nayan
authors: N
authors: Desai
authors: Shivang
authors: S
authors: Desai
authors: Udit
authors: U
authors: Chaddha
authors: Brian
authors: B
authors: Gable
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014381:Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D013256:Steroids