[Subacute myocarditis as a manifestation of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome].
A case of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome associated with myocarditis is reported. The myocarditis was peculiar in that it heralded the syndrome and followed a subacute course. It was most probably of infectious origin, although no pathogen has positively been identified; it may have been caused by a cytomegalovirus or even by the human immunodeficiency virus itself on a background of genetic predisposition. This case shows that while cardiologists are concerned with cardiac disorders occurring during AIDS, they must also consider the possibility of AIDS when confronted with a myocarditis.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology
Myocardite d'évolution subaiguë révélatrice d'un syndrome d'immuno-déficience acquise.