Abstract
Cardiac tuberculosis is rare and usually involves the pericardium. Myocardial tuberculoma is a very rare occurrence and only a few cases were reported. We describe the use of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in the diagnosis of a rare case of cardiac tuberculoma involving the right atrium which was complicated by a bicaval obstruction. The patient made a remarkable improvement with the anti-tuberculous treatment. To our knowledge, this complication has never been reported in relation to cardiac tuberculoma.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
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Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
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Constriction, Pathologic
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Echocardiography
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Heart Atria / pathology*
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
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Male
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / drug therapy
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / etiology*
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Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / pathology
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Treatment Outcome
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Tuberculoma / complications
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Tuberculoma / drug therapy
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Tuberculoma / pathology*
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Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / complications
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Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / drug therapy
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Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / pathology*
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Vena Cava, Inferior / pathology*
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Venous Thrombosis / drug therapy
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Venous Thrombosis / etiology*
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Venous Thrombosis / pathology
Substances
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Anticoagulants
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Antitubercular Agents