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Cardiac tamponade as a result of Mycobacterium avium-complex pleural effusion
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Cardiac tamponade as a result of Mycobacterium avium-complex pleural effusion
Conn Med.
2004 Mar.
Abstract
Patients with advanced AIDS are prone to opportunistic infections, including disseminated disease from Mycobacterium avium-complex (MAC). We describe the first reported case of MAC related pleural effusion causing cardiac tamponade.
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