| Tuberculosis myocarditis: a case report. | |
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PMID: 11922029 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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A 35-year old man presented with fever, weight loss, drenching night sweats and symptoms of cardiac failure for three months. Examination revealed wasting, peripheral oedema, bilateral pleural effusion and constrictive pericarditis. A diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis with bilateral pleural effusion probably due to tuberculosis was made. Human immunodeficiency virus antibodies and six sputum for acidfast bacilli were negative. Electrocardiograph revealed low voltages globally and echocardiography showed global myocardial hypokinesia. He had pericardiectomy, pericardial and pleural histology was non-specific inflammatory reaction but myocardial histology showed granulomatous changes of tuberculous myocarditis. We suggest that in experienced hands myocardial biopsy could be useful in making the diagnosis. |
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Authors:
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S S Danbauchi; V I Odigie; A H Rafindadi; G D Kalayi; I Mohammed |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Nigerian postgraduate medical journal Volume: 8 ISSN: 1117-1936 ISO Abbreviation: Niger Postgrad Med J Publication Date: 2001 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-03-29 Completed Date: 2002-05-02 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9613595 Medline TA: Niger Postgrad Med J Country: Nigeria |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 199-202 Citation Subset: IM |
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Departments of Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria. |
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Adult Humans Male Myocarditis / diagnosis, microbiology*, surgery Pericardiectomy Pericarditis, Constrictive / diagnosis, microbiology*, surgery Pericarditis, Tuberculous / diagnosis*, surgery Time Factors Treatment Outcome Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / complications, diagnosis* |
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