Unusual presentation of a culture-positive right atrial mass

Authors

  • Smita Sarma , Navin Kumar , Sunil Sharma , Manish Bansal , Ravi R. Kasliwal , Yatin Mehta , Naresh Trehan Author

Keywords:

Antemortem diagnosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis Myocardial tuberculosis Right atrial tuberculoma

Abstract

We report a patient with a mass in the right atrium which led to pulmonary embolism. Postoperatively the mass was identified as a tuberculoma and it was culture-positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Patient responded to modified antitubercular treatment and discharged from hospital in satisfactory condition.

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Published

2013-05-14

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2013): volume 4 issue 2 (2013)

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