Case Presentation:  A 41 year-old male with HIV/AIDS (diagnosed three years ago), cutaneous Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), started on combination antiretroviral treatment (cART) three months ago (CD4 270, Viral load (VL) >2000 at the time of initiation of cART), recent VL of 39, who presented with worsening shortness of breath, cough, abdominal pain, abdominal distention and [...]

Case Presentation: A 63 year-old gentleman had a history of ischemic cardiomyopathy treated with Orthotopic Heart Transplant (OHT), on tacrolimus & prednisone; cutaneous Kaposi Sarcoma (KS); & negative pre-transplant Human Herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) serology. He presented 5 months after OHT with progressive dyspnea on exertion, orthopnea & bilateral lower extremities swelling since 1 week. On [...]

Case Presentation: A 43-year-old male with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection presented to the emergency department with subacute onset cough and shortness of breath. Medical history was significant for development of HIV after failed post-exposure prophylaxis with brief achievement of undetectable viral load on antiretroviral therapy (ART) followed by inability to [...]

Case Presentation: A 57-year-old male with HIV, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, and hypothyroidism initially presented for dyspnea on exertion, found on EKG to have electrical alternans. Telemetry showed intermittent type2 second degree AV block. Transthoracic echocardiogram was notable for large pericardial effusion, ejection fraction 35%, grade 1 diastolic dysfunction, early diastolic right ventricular [...]