title: Dyspnea in a woman infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.
abstract: Shortness of breath is a common complaint encountered in both the ambulatory and acute care setting. In patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus, dyspnea often heralds the onset of a potentially life-threatening opportunistic infection. We present a case of a rare cause of dyspnea in the general population and to our knowledge the first such case reported in the setting of human immunodeficiency virus infection in the United States.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Kelley
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Stellingworth
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Glancy
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Figueroa
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Lopez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging