J Cardiovasc Ultrasound.  2007 Sep;15(3):98-100.

A Case of Acute Pericarditis in Patient with Miliary Tuberculosis

• Kwak CH

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.

Keyword

Acute pericarditis; Myocardial injury

MeSH Terms

Chest Pain
Diagnosis
Electrocardiography
Humans
Incidence
Military Personnel
Myocarditis
Pericarditis*
Troponin I
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, Miliary*
Troponin I