Endocardial Tuberculosis

Case Reports1 October 1950ENDOCARDIAL TUBERCULOSISEDGAR BARON, M.D., DALE W. RITTER, M.D.EDGAR BARON, M.D., DALE W. RITTER, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-33-4-1023 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptInvolvement of the endocardium is one of the infrequent manifestations of tuberculosis and is usually associated with generalized miliary spread. Tuberculoma is even less common than either miliary tuberculous endocarditis or tuberculous extension from the pericardium or surrounding structure.Baker,1who wrote an excellent review of the subject in 1935, presented five cases of miliary tuberculous endocarditis and one with a tuberculoma of the right atrium associated with tuberculous pericarditis. Mark2presented a case of tuberculous endocarditis of the pulmonary valve and referred to two other cases which were reported by Davie.6Ward3described a case of miliary endocardial tuberculosis...Bibliography1. Baker RD: Endocardial tuberculosis, Arch. Path. 19: 611-635, 1948. Google Scholar2. Mark J: Tuberculous endocarditis of the pulmonary valve, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 63: 414-418, 1938. Google Scholar3. WardMartin GENH: Tuberculosis of the endocardium in a case of hypertension, Lancet 2: 826-827, 1938. Google Scholar4. BevansWilkins MSA: Tuberculous endocarditis, Am. Heart J. 24: 843-849, 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. RosenbaumLinn HHJ: Tuberculoma of the myocardium in a patient with tuberculous meningitis treated with streptomycin, Am. J. Clin. Path. 18: 162-166, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Davie TB: Verrucose endocarditis, J. Path. and Bact. 43: 313-320, 1936. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. RauchweigerRogers SMRJ: Tuberculoma of the myocardium, Am. Heart J. 34: 280-283, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. Egidio C: Tuberculosis of the aortic valve, Boll. Soc. ital. biol. sper. 3: 276, 1944. Google Scholar9. Ander JM: Tuberculosis of myocardium, J. A. M. A. 39: 1081-1086, 1902. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. Carson WJ: Tuberculosis of the myocardium, report of additional case, M. J. and Rec. 127: 610-611, 1928. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication November 6, 1948.From the Department of Pathology, Veterans Administration, Kecoughtan, Virginia. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byInsuffisance aortique aiguë d'origine tuberculeuseTuberculous aortic insufficiencyErkrankungen des EndokardHerz- und Kreislaufstörungen bei InfektionskrankheitenHerz- und Kreislaufstörungen bei Infektionskrankheiten 1 October 1950Volume 33, Issue 4Page: 1023-1030KeywordsEndocarditisEndocardiumPericardiumTuberculosis Issue Published: 1 October 1950 PDF downloadLoading ...