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Case Reports
. 2020 Jun 20;4(5):369-373.
doi: 10.1016/j.case.2020.05.010. eCollection 2020 Oct.

A Tuberculosis Case Is Discovered to Be Carney Complex Instead!

A K M Monwarul Islam  1 , Kazi Shariful Islam  2 , Kaniz Fatema Ananya  3 , Mir Jamal Uddin  4
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A Tuberculosis Case Is Discovered to Be Carney Complex Instead!

A K M Monwarul Islam et al. CASE (Phila). .
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Keywords: Carney complex; Myxoma; Pyrexia; Tuberculosis.

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Figure 1
Multiple pigmented lentigines distributed symmetrically in the face of the patient.
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Figure 2
Chest x-ray posteroanterior view showing bilateral pleural effusion, with more on the right side.
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Figure 3
Preoperative echocardiography. (A) Parasternal long-axis view showing a large left atrial myxoma. (B) Apical 4-chamber view showing multicentric myxoma in the LA, LV, and RV.
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Figure 4
Histopathological examination. (A) (lower) and (B) (higher) magnification images showing abundant loose myxoid stroma with scattered round, polygonal, or stellate cells.
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Figure 5
Echocardiography of the patient's son. (A) Apical four-chamber view and (B) right ventricular inflow view showing myxoma in the right atrium.
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