Dyspnea in a woman infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.
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.
Kelley
G P
GP
Department of Internal Medicine, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA.
Stellingworth
M A
MA
Mittal
S
S
Harrison
L H
LH
Glancy
D L
DL
Figueroa
J
J
Lopez
F A
FA
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