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Multilocular Thymic Cyst in a Patient with Untreated HIV/AIDS: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Published:2022-03 Issue:2 Volume:20 Page:193-198
ISSN:1570-162X
Container-title:Current HIV Research
language:en
Short-container-title:CHR

Author:

Czech Mary M.¹^ORCID,Ogden William²,Batra Rashmi³,Cooper Joseph D.¹⁴

Affiliation:

1. Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

2. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Adult Cardiac Surgery, School of Medicine Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

3. Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Department of Pathology, San Jose, CA, USA

4. Department of Medicine, Division of AIDS Medicine & Infectious Diseases, Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System, San Jose, CA, USA

Abstract

Background: Multilocular thymic cysts (MTCs) in adults with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are rarely reported. Case Presentation: We describe a case of symptomatic MTC in a male with untreated HIV. A presumptive diagnosis was established based on radiographic imaging and biopsy. Pathologic diagnosis and exclusion of malignancy were ultimately confirmed following thymectomy. In conjunction with starting antiretroviral therapy, the patient recovered well post-operatively with a resolution of his presenting symptoms. Conclusion: Our case report and review of the literature serve to highlight MTCs as an important clinical entity occurring in persons with HIV.

Publisher

Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.

Subject

Virology,Infectious Diseases

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