Resolution of nodular myocardial tuberculosis demonstrated by contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging

F F Syed; A Aje; M Ntsekhe; B M Mayosi; S Moosa; M Tshifularo; J P Smedema

Resolution of nodular myocardial tuberculosis demonstrated by contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging

Cardiovasc J Afr. 2008 Jul-Aug;19(4):198-9.

Authors

F F Syed¹, A Aje, M Ntsekhe, B M Mayosi, S Moosa, M Tshifularo, J P Smedema

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, Observatory.

PMID: 18776963

Abstract

In sub-Saharan Africa, pericardial tuberculosis is frequently diagnosed in HIV sero-positive patients. Myocardial involvement has only rarely been reported. We present an HIV sero-positive patient in whom both pericardial and myocardial tuberculosis were diagnosed, and highlight the value of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis and management of this condition.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use*
Cardiomyopathies / complications
Cardiomyopathies / drug therapy
Cardiomyopathies / microbiology
Cardiomyopathies / pathology*
Female
HIV Seropositivity / complications*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Pericarditis, Tuberculous / complications
Pericarditis, Tuberculous / drug therapy
Pericarditis, Tuberculous / pathology*
Treatment Outcome
Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / complications
Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / drug therapy
Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / pathology*

Substances

Antitubercular Agents