title: [Pulmonary embolism associated to HIV infection].
abstract: Antiphospholipid antibodies are frequently found in patients with HIV infection mainly in advanced forms of disease. Despite its elevated prevalence the association with thrombotic events is rare. The author present a clinical case of a HIV patient in which the first manifestation of the disease was a pulmonary embolism.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Medicina I, Hospital de Curry Cabral, Lisboa. Nuno_germano@clix.pt
authors.forename: Nuno
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Germano
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mendonça
authors.forename: António
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Murinello
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging