Calvarial tuberculosis as the initial presentation of AIDS.
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.
Luzzati
Roberto
R
Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Trieste, Trieste, Italy. roberto.luzzati@aotd.sanita.fvg.it
Bobicchio
Paolo
P
Shah
Deepa
D
Franchi
Fabio
F
Gregori
Massimo
M
Tacconi
Leonello
L
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