title: Subdural haematoma: an uncommon presentation of thrombocytopaenia in HIV infection.
abstract: Isolated thrombocytopaenia can occur in 30-60% of HIV-infected patients. The majority of patients with HIV-related immune thrombocytopaenia have only minor submucosal bleeding problems. Cases of subarachnoid haemorrhage and subdural haematoma are very rare and management of such cases is a challenging problem for physicians. We report a rare case of subdural haematoma due to thrombocytopaenia in a 40-year-old HIV-positive man.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Andhra Medical College, India. graghuramarao@hotmail.com
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Raghurama Rao
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Subrahmanyam
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amareswar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000150:complications*