Reversible cardiomyopathy subsequent to perinatal infection with the human immunodeficiency virus

Date
2003-08-01Author
Diógenes, Maria Suely Bezerra [UNIFESP]
Carvalho, Antonio Carlos de [UNIFESP]
Succi, Regina Célia de Menezes [UNIFESP]
Type
ArtigoISSN
1047-9511Is part of
Cardiology In The YoungMetadata
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We describe a patient with advanced perinatal acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who had early clinical manifestation of severe dilated cardiomyopathy with congestive heart failure. The picture was completely reversed after six years treatment and follow-up, and the child is now doing well at the age of seven, with normal left ventricular dimension and contractility as shown by echodopplercardiography. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of full recovery from cardiomyopathy in children with perinatally acquired infection by the human immunodeficiency virus.
Citation
Cardiology In The Young. London: Greenwich Medical Media Ltd, v. 13, n. 4, p. 373-376, 2003.Collections
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