Congenital heart disease and pulmonary tuberculosis

Olgunturk R., TUNAOĞLU F. S., Gokgoz L., Memis L., KULA S.

CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, cilt.5, sa.2, ss.172-175, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2478/s11536-009-0061-2
  • Dergi Adı: CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.172-175
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Pulmonary tuberculosis, Congenital heart disease, Surgery, CHILDHOOD TUBERCULOSIS, CHILDREN, DIAGNOSIS, MORTALITY
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A 13-year-old boy with atrial septal defect and tricuspid valve abnormality was reported. He had crepitan ralles and signs of heart failure. He was treated with digital, diuretic and antimicrobial therapies. After clinical improvement he underwent surgery. The atrial septal defect was closed, and ringplasty was applied to the tricuspid valve. After the operation, he could not be extubated because of respiratory failure. On the seventh day following the surgery, he developed pneumothorax and hyportension and died. Postmortem examination showed bilateral diffuse pulmonary tuberculosis. The aim of this report is to emphasise the association of tuberculosis and congenital heart disease.