Acute cor pulmonale due to lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia in a child with AIDS
Background: Acute cor pulmonale is a clinical syndrome with signs of right-sided heart failure resulting from sudden increase of pulmonary vascular resistance. Case presentation: A five-year-old male, infected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), was admitted at the division of infectious diseases...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-05-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867012703264 |