AN UNUSUAL CASE OF MYOCARDIAL TUBERCULOSIS ALONGWITH INVOLVEMENT OF KIDNEYS

Abhishek Verma; Nidhi P. A. Barla; A. K. Sinha; M. A. Ansari

Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2018

AN UNUSUAL CASE OF MYOCARDIAL TUBERCULOSIS ALONGWITH INVOLVEMENT OF KIDNEYS

Abhishek Verma, Nidhi P. A. Barla, A. K. Sinha, M. A. Ansari

Abstract :

Pulmonary tuberculosis is one of the commonest infectious disease encountered in clinical practice and more so in the developing countries. Despite of effectiveness of treatment,it is still a major cause of death. Tuberculosis can effect almost every organ of the body with maximum cases in the lungs accounting to 80%[1]. It is seen that extrapulmonary site have increased morbidity and mortality. Cardiovascular involvement is rare about 1-2%[2] and that too seen usually in the pericardium.The involvement of myocardium is even rarer. Here is a case of autopsy finding in 47 years old female showing myocardial involvement due to tuberculosis. Tubercular findings were also found in the bilateral kidneys.