Tuberculous myopericarditis: a rare presentation in an immunocompetent host

BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Mar 1:2013:bcr2012007749. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007749.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Electrocardiography
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myocarditis / diagnosis*
  • Myocarditis / drug therapy
  • Myocarditis / microbiology*
  • Steroids / therapeutic use
  • Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / drug therapy

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents
  • Steroids