title: [Changes in the cerebrospinal fluid in patients with HIV infection].
abstract: Spinal fluid from 53 HIV infected patients has been reviewed. A diagnosis was made exclusively from the spinal fluid exam in 15 cases while in 15 others it contributed to diagnosis together with other exams. The exam did not contribute any positive data in 23 cases. AIDS diagnosis was obtained in 11 patients by the spinal fluid exam. The most frequently occurring disease was infectious meningitis (10 cases) being 3 of them HIV aseptic meningitis. In our experience, a spinal fluid exam in HIV infected patients and fever of unknown origin did contribute useful data for the diagnosis of AIDS in a large number of cases.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna-Infecciosas, Hospital de la Princesa, Madrid.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: García-Polo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: del Arco
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vivancos
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Quijano
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Padilla
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Herraiz
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ortega
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Noguerado
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D013129:Spinal Puncture
vernacular_title: Alteraciones del líquido cefalorraquídeo en pacientes con infección por VIH.