Pancardiac tuberculosis — a case report

Abstract Tuberculous involvement of the heart though not common has been reported in literature. Pericardium is commonly involved followed by the myocardium. Endocardial involvement is rare. We would like to report a case of a 14-year-old female with florid and extensive involvement of all the layer...

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Published in:Cardiovascular pathology 2016-07, Vol.25 (4), p.339-340
Main Authors: Lad, Shilpa K, Amonkar, Gayathri
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Endocardium - pathology
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Myocardium - pathology
Pancardiac
Pathology
Pericardium - pathology
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular - pathology
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Summary:Abstract Tuberculous involvement of the heart though not common has been reported in literature. Pericardium is commonly involved followed by the myocardium. Endocardial involvement is rare. We would like to report a case of a 14-year-old female with florid and extensive involvement of all the layers of the heart by tuberculosis.
ISSN:1054-8807
1879-1336
DOI:10.1016/j.carpath.2015.09.010