Post cardiac injury syndrome--one more cause of false positive IgG, IgM antibodies in pleural fluid against antigen-60 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Doshi, A VGupta, K SJoshi, J M1998-08-072009-05-301998-08-072009-05-301998-08-07Doshi AV, Gupta KS, Joshi JM. Post cardiac injury syndrome--one more cause of false positive IgG, IgM antibodies in pleural fluid against antigen-60 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 1998 Aug; 46(8): 734-5http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/88873Post cardiac injury syndrome (PCIS) is known to occur following myocardial infarction, cardiac surgery, blunt chest trauma, percutaneous left ventricular puncture and pace-maker implantation. The diagnosis is one of exclusion. We report a case of PCIS following cardiac surgery who showed false positive IgG, IgM antibodies to antigen A60 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pleural fluid.engAgedAntibodies, Bacterial --isolation & purificationFalse Positive ReactionsHumansImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MMaleMycobacterium tuberculosis --immunologyPleural Effusion --diagnosisPostoperative ComplicationsPostpericardiotomy Syndrome --diagnosisPost cardiac injury syndrome--one more cause of false positive IgG, IgM antibodies in pleural fluid against antigen-60 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.Case Reports