A Case of Acute Pericarditis in Patient with Miliary Tuberculosis.
- Author:
Choong Hwan KWAK
1
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea. cwakch@korea.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Acute pericarditis;
Myocardial injury
- MeSH:
Chest Pain;
Diagnosis;
Electrocardiography;
Humans;
Incidence;
Military Personnel;
Myocarditis;
Pericarditis*;
Troponin I;
Tuberculosis;
Tuberculosis, Miliary*
- From:Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
2007;15(3):98-100
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Acute pericarditis usually presents with chest pain and diffuse ST segment elevation on ECG. Several reports indicate that large numbers of patients with a diagnosis of acute pericarditis have elevated troponin I, a sensitive and highly specific marker for cardiac injury, and this suggests a high incidence of concomitant, otherwise, silent myocarditis. This case patient had elevated troponin I which is a biomarker of myocardial injury and injury pattern of ST segment elevation on ECG accompanied in military tuberculosis.
