[The onset of dilated cardiomyopathy in a female HIV-seropositive patient with a history of past peripartal myocarditis].

A case of a young woman with HIV-associated cardiomyopathy is reported. The patient had a history of peri-partum myocarditis, and underwent a blood transfusion during delivery. The very early cardiac manifestation of AIDS-related pattern in this case is underlined, since HIV cardiomyopathy usually develops in the late stage of the disease. Finally, the role of the virus in the etiology and pathogenesis of the myocarditis is discussed.