Patterns and clinical manifestations of tuberculous myocarditis: a systematic review of cases
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Duncan Mwangangi Matheka; Faraj O. Alkizim; Brian Nyasani Michira
- Source
- Pan African Medical Journal; Vol 21, No 1 (2015)
The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 21, Iss 118 (2015)
The Pan African Medical Journal
- Subject
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics
Tuberculosis
Myocarditis
Antitubercular Agents
Review
sudden cardiac death
Sudden cardiac death
Sex Factors
Sex factors
Internal medicine
Cardiovascular epidemiology
Prevalence
medicine
Humans
Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular
Antituberculosis drug
lcsh:R5-920
business.industry
lcsh:Public aspects of medicine
Age Factors
Tuberculous myocarditis
lcsh:RA1-1270
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Tuberculosis, myocarditis, sudden cardiac death
Death, Sudden, Cardiac
tuberculosis
Cardiology
Female
myocarditis
lcsh:Medicine (General)
business
Immunocompetence
Cardiac deaths
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1937-8688
Tuberculosis is a rare cause of myocarditis. It is however associated with a high mortality when it occurs and is often diagnosed at post-mortem. Tuberculous myocarditis prevalence in males is twice that in females. Most of the reported cases of tuberculous myocarditis are predominantly in immunocompetent patients. Out of the reported fatalities (sudden cardiac deaths), eighty one percent (81%) occur in the ''young'' patients (below 45years). Antituberculosis drug therapy does not appear to offer mortality benefit against sudden cardiac deaths.