Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
Heart Lung. 2014 Mar-Apr;43(2):158-60. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2013.11.001. Epub 2013 Nov 13.
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura-hemolytic uremic syndrome (TTP-HUS) is a unique multisystem syndrome. It can present with either chronic or subacute infections. Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infection that has been reported to present with TTP-HUS as tuberculous endocarditis in the presence of immunodeficiency and implanted medical devices in regions where TB is endemic. Tuberculomas are space occupying lesions most commonly found in the brain in immunocompromised individuals. Herein, we present a rare association of tuberculosis with endocarditis manifesting as a tuberculoma and presenting as TTP-HUS in an immunocompetent patient and resident of the United States.
血栓性血小板减少性紫癜-溶血尿毒综合征(TTP-HUS)是一种独特的多系统综合征。它可以表现为慢性或亚急性感染。结核病(TB)是一种慢性感染,据报道,在存在免疫缺陷和植入医疗器械的情况下,在结核病流行地区,结核病可表现为 TTP-HUS 合并心内膜炎。结核瘤是占位性病变,最常见于免疫功能低下个体的大脑中。在此,我们报告了一例罕见的结核病合并心内膜炎表现为结核瘤,并在一名免疫功能正常的美国居民和居民中表现为 TTP-HUS 的病例。