Intracranial haemorrhage in a HIV patient: A case report and review of the literature

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Athanasios N. Chalazonitis
Efrosyni Nomikou
Nicolas Condilis
Nicolas Ptochis
Eva Sotiropoulou
Ioanna Tzovara
George D. Theodossiades

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.

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Chalazonitis, Athanasios N., et al. “Intracranial Haemorrhage in a HIV Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature”. Annali Italiani Di Chirurgia, vol. 78, no. 3, May 2007, pp. 237-42, https://annaliitalianidichirurgia.it/index.php/aic/article/view/2946.
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