Cerebellar degeneration and immune thrombocytopenic purpura associated with human immunodefi ciency virus infection (HIV)
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
; 65(4a): 1010-1011, dez. 2007. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Cerebellar disorders associated with HIV infection are usually caused by opportunistic infections, central nervous system lymphoma, and toxic effects of medicines, nutritional and metabolic disorders, and cerebrovascular disease. We present an unusual association of cerebellar degeneration and immune thrombocytopenic purpura in a 28-years-old woman HIV infected. An autoimmune aetiology is likely.
RESUMO
Transtornos cerebelares associados a infecção pelo HIV são comumente causados por infecções oportunistas, linfoma do sistema nervoso central, efeitos tóxicos de medicamentos anti-retrovirais, alterações metabólicas e nutricionais, e doença cerebrovascular. Apresentamos um caso incomum de associação de degeneração cerebelar e púrpura trombocitopênica imunológica em um mulher de 28 anos infectada pelo HIV. Discutimos uma possível etiologia autoimune para justificar o quadro.
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Main subject:
Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic
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HIV Infections
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Cerebellar Diseases
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HIV-1
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Neurodegenerative Diseases
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
Journal subject:
NEUROLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Year:
2007
Type:
Article