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...
Main Authors: | Fares Al-Jahdali, Abdullah Al-Harbi, Salim Baharoon, Majed Al-Gamdi, Hamdan AL-Jahdali |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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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 |
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