[Acute toxoplasmic myocarditis. A cause of sudden death in a case of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome].
A case of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome with a sudden death due to a toxoplasmic myocarditis is reported. The diagnosis was postmortem. At the autopsy, only the heart was affected by toxoplasmic lesions. The toxoplasmosis is a frequent disease in AIDS patients. So a toxoplasmic myocarditis must be suspected when a severe cardiac dysfunction is observed in these patients.
Hoffman
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P
Laboratoire d'anatomie pathologique, hôpital Pasteur, Nice.
Bernard
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E
Michiels
J F
JF
Dellamonica
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P
Loubière
R
R
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000150:complications*
Myocardite aiguë toxoplasmique. Cause de mort subite au cours d'un syndrome d'immunodéficience acquise.