Unusual presentation of a culture-positive right atrial mass.

J Cardiovasc Dis Res

Department of Microbiology, Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon, India.

Published: March 2013

We report a patient with a mass in the right atrium which led to pulmonary embolism. Postoperatively the mass was identified as a tuberculoma and it was culture-positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Patient responded to modified antitubercular treatment and discharged from hospital in satisfactory condition.

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