title: Calvarial tuberculosis as the initial presentation of AIDS.
abstract: A rare case of a young immunocompromised patient with calvarial tuberculosis as the first symptom of human immunodeficiency virus-1 positivity is presented and the pertinent literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Trieste, Trieste, Italy. roberto.luzzati@aotd.sanita.fvg.it
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Luzzati
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bobicchio
authors.forename: Deepa
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Franchi
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gregori
authors.forename: Leonello
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tacconi
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology