Document 0193
 DOCN  M9460193
 TI    HIV and pulmonary hypertension: a review.
 DT    9404
 AU    Mani S; Smith GJ; Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University
       School of; Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510.
 SO    South Med J. 1994 Mar;87(3):357-62. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94182161
 AB    We describe two unique cases of pulmonary hypertension in association
       with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and review the 28 previously
       reported cases in the world literature. Our first patient has coexistent
       chronic active hepatitis, which has previously been associated with the
       development of plexogenic pulmonary hypertension; however, our second
       case clearly demonstrates a closer link between HIV infection and
       pulmonary hypertension. Unlike previously reported cases, our latter
       case was devoid of all other coexistent factors including intravenous
       drug abuse, hepatitis B antigenemia, coexisting immunologic lung
       parenchymal injury, and hepatitis. Additionally, this is the first case
       documenting the presence of asymptomatic type II cryoglobulins in an
       HIV-positive patient with plexogenic pulmonary hypertension.
 DE    Adult  Case Report  Female  Hepatitis B/COMPLICATIONS  Hepatitis,
       Chronic Active/COMPLICATIONS  Homosexuality  Human  Hypertension,
       Pulmonary/*COMPLICATIONS/PATHOLOGY  HIV Infections/*COMPLICATIONS  HIV
       Seropositivity/COMPLICATIONS  Male  Pulmonary Artery/ULTRASTRUCTURE
       JOURNAL ARTICLE  REVIEW  REVIEW, TUTORIAL

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