       Document 0312
 DOCN  M9490312
 TI    Opportunistic invasion of the heart in Hispanic patients with acquired
       immunodeficiency syndrome.
 DT    9411
 AU    Altieri PI; Climent C; Lazala G; Velez R; Torres JV; Department of
       Medicine and Pathology, University of Puerto Rico,; San Juan.
 SO    Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1994 Jul;51(1):56-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94337924
 AB    One hundred consecutive patients who died of the acquired
       immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) were studied with an emphasis on the
       heart. Thirty-two patients showed pathologic changes. The pathologic
       findings included infection by Histoplasma capsulatum, Toxoplasma
       gondii, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, cytomegalovirus. Cryptococcus
       neoformans, and atypical mycobacteria. Noninfectious pathologic findings
       included nonspecific myocarditis, focal necrosis, focal fibrosis, and
       acute subendocardial infarction.
 DE    Adult  AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  Female
       Heart/MICROBIOLOGY/PARASITOLOGY  Heart
       Diseases/COMPLICATIONS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY  Human  Male  Myocardium/*PATHOLOGY
       Puerto Rico/EPIDEMIOLOGY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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