title: Cardiac tamponade as a result of Mycobacterium avium-complex pleural effusion.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, USA. kthanos74@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kapetanopoulos
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Habboub
authors.forename: Linda D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Gillam
authors.forename: Jack W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Ross
mesh_terms: 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