Abstract
Acute rheumatic heart disease (RHD) with Aschoff nodules and biventricular dilation was diagnosed at autopsy in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who died of pneumonia due to Pneumocystis carinii. The relationship of acute RHD and human immunodeficiency virus-associated immune deficiency is discussed.
MeSH terms
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / pathology
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Adult
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Autopsy
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Heart Ventricles / pathology
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Humans
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Male
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Myocardium / pathology*
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Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / etiology
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Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / pathology
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Rheumatic Heart Disease / complications*
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Rheumatic Heart Disease / pathology