Disease | hiv infections |
Symptom | C0014118|endocarditis |
Sentences | 2 |
PubMedID- 22125735 | This report presents a case of isolated tricuspid valve endocarditis with advanced hiv infection who was also an ivdu. |
PubMedID- 24217041 | This is commensurate with other studies, which reported that heart diseases such as pericarditis, myocarditis, cardiomyopathy and endocarditis were associated with hiv infection.15,16 the pathogenesis of heart muscle insufficiency probably involves the direct effects of the virus on the heart, an inflammatory response of the host myocardium to the virus, and the presence of auto-antibodies, as well as decreased immunity, which makes them more prone to infection.17 hiv is endemic in kenya, and its high association with heart failure suggests that it should always be considered an important differential diagnosis, and that control of the disease is important in reducing heart failure. |
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