Likely tuberculous myocarditis mimicking an acute coronary syndrome

Internal Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 1699-1701

  Roubille, François ^a   Gahide, Gérald ^a   Granier, Mathieu ^a   Cornillet, Luc ^a   Vernhet Kovacsik, Hélène ^a   Moore Morris, Tom ^b   Macia, Jean Christophe ^a   Piot, Christophe ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE GÉNOMIQUE FONCTIONNELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Acute myocarditis; Miliary; Myopericarditis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BISOPROLOL; COLCHICINE; ESOMEPRAZOLE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PERINDOPRIL; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TROPONIN I;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; LUNG NODULE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYOCARDITIS; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOUS MYOCARDITIS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 56349125598     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.47.1062     Document Type: Article

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