Myocardial infection by Mycobacterium:a case report
Mycobacterial infections of the cardiovascular system are rare and only a few reports provide detailed pathological information.This report presented a rare case of asymptomatic myocardial mycobacterial infection identified at autopsy.The patient died from pulmonary thromboembolism.The Myocardial mycobacterial lesions were found during the histological examination.Although myocardial tuberculosis was considered highly probable,real-time quantitative fluorescence PCR tests for Mycobacterium tuberculosis on paraffin-embedded heart and lung tissues were negative.This report discusses the predisposed populations,routes of dissemination,clinical manifestations,associations with cardiovascular events,and diagnosis and treatment of mycobacterium infections,with a focus on myocardial tuberculosis,to enhance clinicians'understanding of myocardial mvcobacterium infections.
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