HIV-associated dilated cardiomyopathy.
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HIV-associated dilated cardiomyopathy.
Case Report (Dr R F Miller) The patient was a 39 year old male homosexual book publisher. He first presented to this hospital in December 1988 with a diagnosis of oral hairy leukoplakia and at the time was found to be HIV 1 antibody positive and to be hepatitis B immune. Not long after this he developed a cough, increasing exertional dyspnoea and a reduced exercise tolerance. He was admitted fo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sexually Transmitted Infections
سال: 1991
ISSN: 1368-4973
DOI: 10.1136/sti.67.6.453