Complicated Tubercular Pericarditis Presenting as Ventricular Apical Aneurysm

Sonali Sethi

doi:10.31031/smoaj.2017.01.000504

Abstract

Complicated Tubercular Pericarditis Presenting as Ventricular Apical Aneurysm

Highlights

Tuberculosis is a common cause of mortality and morbidity in the developing countries
A 27 year old female presented with complaints of breathlessness, fever and easy fatigability. She was treated for pulmonary tuberculosis in the past and completed treatment four years back and had been asthenic since
A patent ventricular apical pseudo aneurysm was demonstrated having a narrow neck arising from the left ventricular apical free wall (Figure 3a & 3b)

Summary

Introduction

Reduced size of ventricles with prominence of both atria is seen. Tuberculosis is a common cause of mortality and morbidity in the developing countries. Several fatal complications of tuberculosis have been described; cardiac pseudo aneurysm is a rare and fatal complication. She was treated for pulmonary tuberculosis in the past and completed treatment four years back and had been asthenic since . She belonged to a poor socio-economic status.

Results

Conclusion