Limbic encephalitis secondary to HIV seroconversion

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 236-237

  Scriven, J ^a   Davies, S ^a   Banerjee, A K ^a   Jenkins, N ^a   Watson, J ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active antiretroviral therapy; ART; Diagnosis; HIV; Limbic encephalitis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFOTAXIME; DARUNAVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LAMIVUDINE; RITONAVIR; STEROID; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; LIMBIC ENCEPHALITIS; MALE; STEROIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955614526     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2011.010331     Document Type: Article

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