title: Disseminated nocardiosis presenting with cardiac tamponade in an HIV patient.
abstract: The incidence of nocardial infection in HIV-positive patients is increasing. In immune suppression the infection is often disseminated and can present as cardiac tamponade.
authors.affiliation: Sihanouk Hospital Center of HOPE, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
authors.forename: Bunse
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Leang
authors.forename: Lut
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lynen
authors.forename: Kruy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jacques
authors.forename: Marjan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van Esbroeck
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zolfo
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D009616:Nocardia asteroides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000382:microbiology