title: Intracranial hemorrhage in a HIV patient. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: The authors report on a case of a hemophilic male patient, aged 43, HIV positive, HCV positive, who had an episode of intracerebral hemorrhage after a car accident. Intracranial hemorrhage is the most feared complication of hemophilia, especially among HIV positive, who now are considered to be a group at high risk for bleeding. In this report, it is reviewed available data on clinical and imaging features of ICH and the association between ICH and HIV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology; Hippocration General Hospital, Athens, Greece. red-rad@ath-fortnet.gr
authors.forename: Athanasios N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Chalazonitis
authors.forename: Efrosyni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nomikou
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Condilis
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ptochis
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sotiropoulou
authors.forename: Ioanna
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tzovara
authors.forename: George D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Theodossiades
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male