Why the study?
Nephrotic syndrome is an uncommon risk factor for cardiac tamponade in adults, with no prior reports of human immunodeficiency virus-associated immune complex kidney disease (HIVICK) presenting with cardiac tamponade.
This case highlights a rare association between HIV-associated immune complex kidney disease (HIVICK) nephrotic syndrome and cardiac tamponade in an adult patient.
May warrant tamponade consideration in HIVICK nephrotic syndrome; extends pericardial complication reports but leaves open prevalence and causality.
Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening emergency, characterized by rapid accumulation of pericardial fluid. There are multiple risk factors for cardiac tamponade, nephrotic syndrome is an uncommon one, especially in adults. Herein, we are reporting a 35-year-old African American woman with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis secondary to human immunodeficiency virus-associated immune complex kidney disease (HIVICK), who presented with cardiac tamponade. The patient had pericardiocentesis and was discharged, with outpatient follow-up with cardiology, nephrology, and infectious disease. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of HIVICK nephrotic syndrome associated with cardiac tamponade.
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