A Tuberculosis Case Is Discovered to Be Carney Complex Instead!
Tuberculosis (TB) is a common diagnosis in developing countries and is a common cause of prolonged pyrexia and pleural effusion.1,2 Sometimes treatment for TB is offered rather empirically in a resource-constraint environment, and other times, cardiac myxoma is a well-documented cause of prolonged pyrexia and pyrexia of unknown origin.3 We describe a case of a patient with prolonged fever and pleural effusion who was on antitubercular therapy. Echocardiography refuted the working diagnosis and revealed multichamber myxoma; finally, a diagnosis of Carney complex was made.
