A CASE REPORT ON PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE AND DILATED CARDIAC MYOPATHY

Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is a contagious, infectious disease that attacks lungs. It is caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis. Obstructive airway diseases (OAD) is a long term lung disease that causes cough and breathlessness. The main risk factor for the development of OAD is smoking and dilated cardiac Myopathy (DCM) which is a myocardial dysfunction causing heart failure in which ventricular dilation and systolic dysfunction. We report a case of a female patient of age 75 years was admitted in a medical emergency department of Santhiram general hospital with shortness of breath and cough since 10 days, difficulty in passing urine, constipation, and occasional fever. On examination of x-ray and ECG, there was an impression of dilated cardiac myopathy. Based on subjective and objective evaluation the patient was diagnosed with old pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) with obstructive airway disease (OAD) with dilated cardiac myopathy (DCM). Patient was treated with the medications likeT.dytor plus, T.Pansec, T.Ab.phylline, T.Cardace, Syp.Dulphalac, Inj.Febrinil, Syp.Aristozyme. Patient was discharged by stabilizing all the conditions. Key Words: Pulmonary tuberculosis, Obstructive air way disease, Dilated cardiac myopathy