Intracardiac left atrial tuberculoma in an eleven-month-old infant: case report.
BMC Infect Dis
; 11: 359, 2011 Dec 30.
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| ID: mdl-22208878
BACKGROUND: Cardiac tuberculosis is rare and usually manifests as tuberculous pericarditis. Involvement of other part of the heart is unusual and descriptions in the pediatric literature are confined to few case reports regarding mainly myocardial tuberculosis. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a case of pulmonary miliary tuberculosis associated with intracardiac left atrial tuberculoma in an immunocompetent eleven-month-old infant successfully treated with surgery and antituberculous therapy. CONCLUSION: Although unusual, involvement of endocardium in disseminated tuberculosis should be kept in mind.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tuberculoma
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Tuberculosis Cardiovascular
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Tuberculosis Pulmonar
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Atrios Cardíacos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Infect Dis
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido