title: [Bilateral avascular necrosis of the femur head in an HIV-positive male].
abstract: We present a case of bilateral avascular necrosis at the hips of a HIV-positive male, without other predisposing antecedents. The only relevant analytic data was the positivity of anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL AB). We discuss the possibility that both in this case as in those previously described, HIV may have played a main role in the development of osteonecrosis.
authors.affiliation: Servico de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Sevilla.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Manzaneque González
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mayoral Martín
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jiménez Ocaña
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Corzo Delgado
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Matas Rodríguez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grilo Reina
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005271:Femur Head Necrosis / Q000150:complications*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Necrosis avascular bilateral de cabeza femoral en un varón VIH positivo.