| Autor: |
Leite AG; Emílio Ribas Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. aglg1te@uol.com.br, Vidal JE, Bonasser Filho F, Nogueira RS, Oliveira AC |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases [Braz J Infect Dis] 2004 Apr; Vol. 8 (2), pp. 175-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2004 Sep 08. |
| DOI: |
10.1590/s1413-86702004000200008 |
| Abstrakt: |
Neurological dysfunction as the first manifestation of AIDS has been found in 10 to 20% of symptomatic human immunodeficiency virus infections. However, stroke has rarely been reported in AIDS patients. The most common causes of cerebral infarction in AIDS are central nervous system infections: toxoplasmosis, cryptococcal meningitis and tuberculosis. Potential vascular mechanisms for cerebral infarction and transient neurological deficits among AIDS patients include deposition of antigen-antibody complexes with vasculitis and infarction, and a direct toxic effect of a viral antigen or infectious agent on vascular endothelium. The role of cryptococcal meningitis in vasculopathy is still not clear. We report a case of cerebral infarction in an HIV-infected patient, with cryptococcal meningitis as the first manifestation of AIDS. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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