Coma as a presenting symptom of primary HIV infection

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 85-86

  Umgelter, A ^a   Huber, W ^a   Schmid, R M ^a   Reindl, W ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABACAVIR; LAMIVUDINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; COMA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY;

ADULT; COMA; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 34248160023     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2006.020222     Document Type: Article

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