| dc.contributor.author | Michira, Brian N | |
| dc.contributor.author | Faraj, Omar A | |
| dc.contributor.author | Matheka, Duncan M | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-07-13T08:04:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-07-13T08:04:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Michira, Brian Nyasani, Faraj Omar Alkizim, and Duncan Mwangangi Matheka. "Patterns and clinical manifestations of tuberculous myocarditis: a systematic review of cases." (1937). | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/21/118/pdf/118.pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/87477 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Tuberculosis is a rare cause of myocarditis. It is
however associated with a high mortality when it oc
curs and is often diagnosed at post-mortem.
Tuberculous myocarditis prevalence in males is twic
e that in females. Most of the reported cases of tu
berculous myocarditis are predominantly in
immunocompetent patients. Out of the reported fatal
ities (sudden cardiac deaths), eighty one percent (
81%) occur in the ‘young’ patients (below
45years). Antituberculosis drug therapy does not ap
pear to offer mortality benefit against sudden card
iac deaths. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
| dc.title | Patterns and clinical manifestations of tuberculous myocarditis: a systematic review of cases | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.type.material | en_US | en_US |
