title: Cardiorespiratory arrest and autonomic neuropathy in AIDS.
abstract: Four of five patients with AIDS and pulmonary infection had syncopal reactions as a result of fine-needle aspiration of the lung; in one patient the reaction was fatal. Subsequently, in one of these patients and four further patients with AIDS or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the autonomic nervous system proved to be abnormal. This preliminary evidence suggests HIV infection may be associated with an autonomic neuropathy, which may expose these patients to particular risk after invasive procedures.
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology; D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects; D001794:Blood Pressure; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology*; D006339:Heart Rate; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000473:pathology; D014636:Valsalva Maneuver