1 May 2007Case Report
Intracranial haemorrhage in a HIV patient: A case report and review of the literature
Athanasios Chalazonitis 1Efrosyni Nomikou 2Nicolas Condilis 3Nicolas Ptochis 4Eva Sotiropoulou 4Ioanna Tzovara 5George Theodossiades 2
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Article Info
1 Department of Radiology; “Hippocration” General Hospital, Athens
2 First Regional Transfusion and Haemophilia Centre “Hippocration” General Hospital, Athens
3 Department of Familiar Medicine, “Saint Panteleimon” General State Hospital of Nikaia - Piraeus, Greece
4 Department of Radiology, “Alexandras” General Hospital, Athens
5 Department of Radiology, “IASO” General Hospital, Athens
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2007, 78(3), 237-242;
Published: 1 May 2007
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Abstract
The authors report on a case of a hemophilic male patient, aged 43, HIV positive, HCV positive, who had an episode of intracerebral hemorrhage after a car accident. Intracranial hemorrhage is the most feared complication of hemophilia, especially among HIV positive, who now are considered to be a group at high risk for bleeding. In this report, it is reviewed available data on clinical and imaging features of ICH and the association between ICH and HIV.
Keywords
- Hemophilia
- HIV infection
- Intracranial haemorrhage
