[HIV and schizophrenia].
We report five cases of psychosis in patients with antibody to human immunodeficiency virus. All patients was man and intravenous drug abuser. The age range was 22 from 31 years with a mean of 25 years. In all cases acute schizophrenia was the first clinical picture of the HIV. Four patients had opportunistic infections and AIDS-Dementia Complex months later. If there is a genuine biological association between HIV carriage and schizophrenia illness, then HIV infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis of such an illness.
Santos González
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Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de Málaga.
Rivero Román
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Gálvez Contreras
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González Santos
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D015526:AIDS Dementia Complex / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications
HIV y esquizofrenia.