Mediastinitis and pericardial effusion in a patient with AIDS and disseminated Mycobacterium avium infection: a case report

Mediastinitis and pericardial effusion in a patient with AIDS and disseminated Mycobacterium avium infection: a case report

We report the case of a 36-year-old man who had acquired immune deficiency syndrome and developed suppurative mediastinitis extending over the left lung and anterior thoracic wall around the sternum, pericardial effusions, splenomegaly, and mesenteric and periaortic lymphadenomegaly due to Mycobacte...

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Main Authors: Juan José Cortez-Escalante, Aline Marques dos Santos, Giovanna de Curcio Garnica, Ana Lucia Sarmento, Cleudson Nery de Castro, Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Mycobacterium avium
Pericarditite
Mediastinite
AIDS
HIV
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