Tuberculous Aortitis Associated With Pleuritis and Spondylitis

Heart Lung Circ. 2018 Jun;27(6):e84-e85. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.12.010. Epub 2018 Jan 31.

Authors

Ya-Chun Hsu¹, Chwan-Yau Luo², Yi-Shan Tsai³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
² Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
³ Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. Electronic address: n506356@gmail.com.

PMID: 29398471
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.12.010

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging*
Aorta, Thoracic / microbiology
Aortitis / diagnosis
Aortitis / etiology*
Aortitis / microbiology
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification*
Pleura / diagnostic imaging
Pleura / microbiology
Spondylitis
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / methods
Thoracic Vertebrae*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / etiology*
Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / therapy
Tuberculosis, Pleural / complications*
Tuberculosis, Pleural / diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Pleural / therapy
Tuberculosis, Spinal / complications*
Tuberculosis, Spinal / diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Spinal / therapy

Substances

Antitubercular Agents