First case in Italy of fatal AIDS in a hemophiliac.
The first fatal case of AIDS in an hemophiliac observed in Italy is reported. The propositus is a 53-year-old hemophilia A patient who died on the 8th December, 1984. AIDS was documented clinically and in the laboratory by serum antibodies to HTLV-III detected by ELISA and Western blot assays. A progressive intellectual worsening of the patient due to diffuse cerebral atrophy was followed by CT scan, EEG and by evaluation of proper neurological signs and symptoms.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D017977:Deltaretrovirus / Q000276:immunology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
D000914:Antibodies, Viral