title: [Chronic paranoid-hallucinatory psychosis as the initial manifestation of an HIV infection?].
abstract: In a 36-year-old patient an acute onset of psychosis occurred, probably due to HIV infection. For one year HIV-infection with reduced T4/T8 ratio had been known without clinical manifestation (stage IV B of the CDC-classification). He developed chronic delusional hallucinations, which persisted for more than one year in spite of adequate psychoactive drug therapy. So far AIDS-related dementia has not become evident. Focal lesions caused by opportunistic infections or tumour were excluded by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. The latter revealed several small lesions and the brain scan showed a nonhomogeneous pattern of cerebral blood flow. CSF-examination disclosed a mild lymphocytosis and raised protein concentration. A classification as an organic, HIV-induced delusional hallucination seems to be justified.
authors.affiliation: I. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universität Mainz.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bernhard
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Frommberger
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Philipp
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ramadori
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Meyer zum Büschenfelde
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D010259:Paranoid Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011599:Psychopathology
vernacular_title: Chronifizierte paranoid-halluzinatorische Psychose als Erstmanifestation einer HIV-Infektion?