title: Rheumatic heart disease in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
abstract: Acute rheumatic heart disease (RHD) with Aschoff nodules and biventricular dilation was diagnosed at autopsy in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who died of pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii. The relationship of acute RHD and human immunodeficiency virus-associated immune deficiency is discussed.
authors: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Veterans Administration Medical Center, East Orange, NJ.
authors: F J
authors: FJ
authors: DiCarlo
authors: D W
authors: DW
authors: Anderson
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Virmani
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Burns
authors: A M
authors: AM
authors: Macher
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Rotiguez
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Petitto
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology