Cardiac tamponade as a result of Mycobacterium avium-complex pleural effusion.
Patients with advanced AIDS are prone to opportunistic infections, including disseminated disease from Mycobacterium avium-complex (MAC). We describe the first reported case of MAC related pleural effusion causing cardiac tamponade.
Kapetanopoulos
Athanasios
A
Department of Medicine, Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, USA. kthanos74@hotmail.com
Habboub
Ahmad
A
Gillam
Linda D
LD
Ross
Jack W
JW
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000150:complications*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy