Disseminated nocardiosis presenting with cardiac tamponade in an HIV patient.
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.
Leang
Bunse
B
Sihanouk Hospital Center of HOPE, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Lynen
Lut
L
Lim
Kruy
K
Jacques
Gary
G
Van Esbroeck
Marjan
M
Zolfo
Maria
M
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