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Uveomeningoencephalitis in a human immunodeficiency virus type 2—seropositive patient
Author(s) -
Hormigo Adília,
BravoMarques J. M.,
SouzaRamalho P.,
Pimentel J.,
Teixeira Carmo,
Martins Rui
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410230318
Subject(s) - virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine
A 35‐year‐old woman developed longstanding uveitis and later a uveomeningoencephalitis of unknown origin and died of toxoplasmal brain abscesses. The presence of immunological impairment, human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV‐2) seropositivity, and multinucleated cells in the brain led us to suspect neurotropic properties for HIV‐2 similar to those of HIV‐1.