Tuberculous myocarditis is not always fatal: Report of three confirmed cases with uneventful outcome

Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of death worldwide. It can affect any organ. However, cardiac involvement is extremely rare. Anti-TB therapy has been proved to be effective and curative in majority of TB cases except TB myocarditis, where it is found to be fatal. We describe three cases with co...

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Main Authors: Fares Al-Jahdali, Abdullah Al-Harbi, Salim Baharoon, Majed Al-Gamdi, Hamdan AL-Jahdali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
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Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2017;volume=6;issue=1;spage=111;epage=115;aulast=Al-Jahdali