1Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubballi
2Tutor, Department of Anatomy, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubballi
3Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubballi
*Corresponding author: Smitha M, Tutor, Department of Anatomy, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubballi Email id: smitha11282@gmail.com Mobile: 9880027727
Online published on 7 February, 2018.
Tubercular pericarditis which accounts for a tenth of all patients hospitalized for heart failure is important to recognize because it is a potentially curable cause of heart disease.
To know the cause of sudden deaths in hospitalized patients
Tuberculous pericarditis was found in 5 cases and tuberculous carditis was found in one (1) case in 20 (1997–2016) years autopsy study of hearts in sudden death in our Institute. Nearly 1500 cases of hearts were studied in sudden deaths, tuberculous pericarditis was seen in 0.33% of cases and tubercular carditis in 0.07% of cases.
The rarity of this entity is attributable to effective drugs against tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis, Pericarditis, carditis
