title: Cardiac tamponade: an unusual complication of simultaneous treatment of tuberculosis and HIV.
abstract: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has caused resurgence in tuberculosis (TB) worldwide. HIV-TB coinfected individuals are at increased risk for complications of TB and HIV treatment, such as adverse drug reactions and immune reconstitution syndrome. A 17-year-old male with HIV-TB coinfection, who developed cardiac tamponade from immune reconstitution during treatment for TB and HIV, is reported in this document.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. shu-hua.wang@osumc.edu
authors.forename: Shu-Hua
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Anupama
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: Newton E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Hyslop
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D015224:Dideoxynucleosides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D054019:Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D000099227:Abacavir
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D015224:Dideoxynucleosides; D000099227:Abacavir