HIV infection, pulmonary arterial hypertension and pregnancy: a fatal triad.
A 30-year-old pregnant HIV-seropositive woman presented with symptoms and signs suggestive of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension, with a fatal outcome. Histological features of pulmonary arterial hypertension were present at post mortem. This is the first report of histologically confirmed HIV-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with pregnancy in Africa.
Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Myat Tun Lin
MT
Nyo
Leann
L
Schoeman
Raveendra
R
Sookhayi
Bongani M
BM
Mayosi
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D065627:Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology*