Cerebral infarction in an adolescent with AIDS: a case report
Perez-Yepes, C.; Moscote-Salazar, L.Rafael.; Alcala-Cerra, G.; Villa-Delgado, R.; Castellar-Leones, S.Milena.; Matorel-Bello, E.; Badillo-Alvarez, D.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 104(4): 54-57
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 23763226 Document Number: 702350
HIV/AIDS corresponds to a systemic disease whose pathogenic mechanism by direct cellular infection by the virus followed by high levels of viral replication and a severe state of immunosuppression predisposes to numerous opportunistic infections as well as tumor and autoimmune disease. The association of AIDS and stroke in young patients is rare. We present a case of a 16 year-old-female with a diagnosis of HIV infection and massive infarct of the left cerebral hemisphere and right basal ganglia segment with herniation We conduct a review of the association of HIV infection and cerebrovascular disease in children.