[Pulmonary hypertension associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: presentation of five cases and review of the literature]

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2009 Jul-Aug;42(4):452-7. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822009000400018.
[Article in Portuguese]

Abstract

Several cardiorespiratory diseases may complicate the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Pulmonary hypertension is a rare clinical disorder with a poor prognosis. We describe this syndrome in five patients seen at our service who presented infection with the acquired immunodeficiency virus, and we review the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiomegaly / pathology
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / complications*
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / diagnosis
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Artery / pathology
  • Young Adult