An Intracardiac Mass in a Young Man With Congenitally Acquired HIV

Mr, Patel; Le, T.; Tj, Meine; Heitner, John F.; Wr, Burfeind; Rh, Messier; Gr, Corey; Rj, Kim

doi:10.1097/01.crd.0000107895.39892.9e

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“…Three cases of left atrial myxoma and one case of papillary fibroelastoma have been reported in association with HIV disease 17–19 . With almost 40 million HIV‐infected people in the world, it is more likely that these tumors simply coexisted with HIV infection than having a direct etiologic relationship.…”

Section: Cardiac Tumorsmentioning

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“…Other infrequent causes of cardiac masses found in HIV‐infected patients may be due to a variety of opportunistic pathogens including mycobacteria, Cryptococcus, and Aspergillus. Compared to the general population, AIDS patients have an increased incidence of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, which tend to form granulomatous lesions and may appear as a pericardial mass by echocardiography 5,18 …”

Section: Cardiac Tumorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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ECHO ROUNDS Section Editor: Edmund Kenneth Kerut, M.D.: Echocardiographic Findings in HIV Disease and AIDS

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Section: Cardiac Tumorsmentioning

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Section: Cardiac Tumorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

ECHO ROUNDS Section Editor: Edmund Kenneth Kerut, M.D.: Echocardiographic Findings in HIV Disease and AIDS

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A deadly combination of AIDS, TB and cardiac tumour

Sahasrabudhe

2013

BMJ Case Reports

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Immunocompromised status in AIDS makes differential diagnosis of any symptom very difficult for a clinician. Sharp clinical judgement and plenty of investigations may be needed to reach the diagnosis, as in this case. We hereby present a case of AIDS and active tuberculosis (TB) under treatment. The patient developed acute onset multifocal neurological symptoms following an episode of fever and diarrhoea. The MRI scan revealed numerous large cerebral infarcts. On investigations to evaluate brain infarcts, we made a diagnosis of left atrial cardiac tumour. Association of cardiac tumours with AIDS has only been rarely reported. It is uncertain if these can be opportunistic tumours in AIDS. The patient successfully came out of this deadly combination of diseases, viz AIDS, TB and large brain infarcts due to atrial tumour; with almost complete recovery.

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An Intracardiac Mass in a Young Man With Congenitally Acquired HIV

Abstract: A case of a 19-year-old man with congenitally acquired HIV infection who was found to have a large intracardiac mass is presented. Presurgical imaging studies and subsequent pathologic findings and histology are discussed.

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ECHO ROUNDS Section Editor: Edmund Kenneth Kerut, M.D.: Echocardiographic Findings in HIV Disease and AIDS

ECHO ROUNDS Section Editor: Edmund Kenneth Kerut, M.D.: Echocardiographic Findings in HIV Disease and AIDS

A deadly combination of AIDS, TB and cardiac tumour

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