| Journal: | The brazilian journal of infectious diseases |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000290831 |
| ISSN: | 1413-8670 |
| Authors: | Leite, Andrea Gurgel Batista1 Vidal, Jose E Bonasser-Filho, Francisco Nogueira, Roberta Schiavon Oliveira, Augusto Cesar Penalva de |
| Institutions: | 1Instituto Emilio Ribas, Sao Paulo. Brasil |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Season: | Abr |
| Volumen: | 8 |
| Number: | 2 |
| Pages: | 175-179 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Caso clínico |
| English abstract | 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 |
| Disciplines: | Medicina, Biología |
| Keyword: | Neurología, Hongos, Inmunología, SIDA, Infarto cerebral, Mecanismos vasculares, Meningitis criptocócica |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Biology, Neurology, Fungi, Immunology, AIDS, Cerebral infarction, Vascular mechanisms, Cryptococcal meningitis |
| Full text: | Texto completo (Ver HTML) |
