title: [Necrotic leukoencephalitis, a new infrequent form of presentation of HIV encephalopathy].
abstract: A case of a female infected by HIV whose first manifestation was a focal defect of the motor function caused by a brain lesion shown in the CT scan and NMR as a hemispheric mass with discreet expansive effect and central necrosis. The histologic study showed a necrotic leukoencephalitis related to HIV as etiologic agent. We point out the difficulties in diagnosing and treating this disease.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Covadonga, Facultad de Medicina, Oviedo.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cárcaba
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Junquera
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: García Amorín
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ablanedo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cartón
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Arribas
mesh_terms: D015526:AIDS Dementia Complex / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis
vernacular_title: Leucoencefalitis necrotizante, una forma infrecuente de presentación de la encefalopatía por VIH.