Tubercular Carditis and Pericarditis-An Autopsy study of Heart in sudden Death Kamakeri N.S.1, Smitha M2,*, Biradar Sunilkumar S3 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. Abstract Introduction 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. Aims and objectives To know the cause of sudden deaths in hospitalized patients Result 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. Conclusion The rarity of this entity is attributable to effective drugs against tuberculosis. Top Keywords Tuberculosis, Pericarditis, carditis. Top |