Acute ventricular fibrillation during primary HIV infection.
Primary HIV infection normally shows an asymptomatic presentation or symptoms resembling infectious mononucleosis. However, severe unusual presentations have been reported. We report a case of acute ventricular fibrillation during primary HIV infection. Moreover, the rapid development of symptoms, the profound pancytopaenia and the marked elevation of liver enzymes make this case rather unique. Therefore, acute ventricular fibrillation should be added to the list of complications of primary HIV infection.
Medical Department 1, Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bürkle de Camp Platz 1, Bochum 44789, Germany. Stephan.Schneider@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
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D000208:Acute Disease; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000821:virology*; D055815:Young Adult