Tuberculous Myocarditis on autopsy: a rare underdiagnosed entity

Extra pulmonary tuberculosis is very common and has been reported extensively. The disease can affect any organ of the body but there are certain body sites that are rarely affected. It has been proposed that 1 % of all cases of tuberculosis have cardiac involvement [1]. Tuberculous myocarditis is a very rare entity with only a few reported cases in literature [2]. Tuberculosis mostly affects the pericardium but myocardial involvement though known, is very rarely diagnosed during life. The patient may suffer a sudden death and the disease is usually diagnosed at autopsy.

Source: Cardiovascular Pathology - August 10, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sanjay Kumar, Namita Bhutani, Sant Prakash Kataria, Rajeev Sen Tags: Case Report Source Type: research