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Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India
Case Report
Acute Myocarditis and Heart Failure due to Tuberculosis
Author(s): Gugloth Krishna Charan, Prashant Kumar Verma*, Mutyala Joshna and YashS hrivastava
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most dreaded infectious cause of death worldwide. Any organ can be involved, but
cardiac involvement is extremely rare. Tuberculosis with myocardial involvement and severe systolic dysfunction is
rarely reported. As this kind of presentation is rare in our country, we aim to report this rare case scenario. An 11-
year-old female child who was diagnosed with Pulmonary tuberculosis involving Lung, and lymph nodes with cardiac
symptoms of chest pain and shortness of breath with echo findings suggestive of dilated LA, LV/Moderate MR/
Moderate LV dysfunction with LVEF-35% with chest x-ray showing multiple diffuse patchy infiltrates in bilateral
lungs with ECG features of sinus tachycardia with normal USG abdomen. The patient was on anti-tuberculosis
therapy and congestive heart failure therapy like digoxin, diuretic (furosemide) and ace-.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2161-1068.22.12.305