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24 September 2024 : Case report  USA

The Constricted Heart: A 31-Year-Old Man with a Case of Constrictive Tuberculous Pericarditis

Rare disease

Oreoluwa E. Olakunle ORCID logo1BCDEF*, Rachel S. Tobin ORCID logo1BCDE, Nicole Guynn1E, Anita Osabutey ORCID logo2E, Maya Younker1E, Mahnoor Khan13E, Marina Mosunjac34E, Alison F. Ward35E, Modele O. Ogunniyi ORCID logo13E

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.944607

Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e944607

Figure 6. Pericardial gross and histopathology. (A) Multiple fragments of thickened, hemorrhagic, and dusky-appearing pericardium are seen in the picture. (B) Edge of granuloma showing Langerhans cells and histiocytes on the left and central necrosis on the right; H&E magnification 400×. (C) Langerhans multinucleated cells with peripherally positioned nuclei in the background of histiocytes and lymphocytes; H&E magnification 600×. (D) Two rounded granulomas composed of conglomerate of histiocytes admixed with lymphocytes. At the edges of granulomas there are several typical Langerhans cells with peripherally positioned nuclei; H&E magnification 40×. (E) Gram stain delineating nodules but with no organisms. (F) Acid fast bacilli stain delineating nodules but with no organisms.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923