[Acute toxoplasmic myocarditis. A cause of sudden death in a case of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome]

Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss. 1990 Oct;83(11):1735-8.
[Article in French]

Abstract

A case of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome with a sudden death due to a toxoplasmic myocarditis is reported. The diagnosis was postmortem. At the autopsy, only the heart was affected by toxoplasmic lesions. The toxoplasmosis is a frequent disease in AIDS patients. So a toxoplasmic myocarditis must be suspected when a severe cardiac dysfunction is observed in these patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Death, Sudden / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Myocarditis / complications
  • Myocarditis / etiology*
  • Myocarditis / pathology
  • Toxoplasmosis / complications*