Vol 18, No 5 (2011)
Case Reports
Published online: 2011-09-21
Right atrial tuberculoma: A diagnosis too late
Cardiol J 2011;18(5):560-563.
Abstract
Solitary intra-cardiac cavity tuberculoma is extremely rare and often only diagnosed during
a post-mortem. We report a case of right atrial tuberculoma causing right atrial outflow tract
obstruction in an immune-compromised man. The diagnosis of cardiac tuberculoma was
made through the detection of mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA by tuberculosis-polymerase
chain reaction in the pericardial fluid. The patient succumbed five days after admission but
an autopsy was refused by his family.
(Cardiol J 2011; 18, 5: 560–563)
(Cardiol J 2011; 18, 5: 560–563)
Keywords: cardiac masstuberculomaHIV/AIDStuberculosispolymerase chain reactionpericardial effusion