Two cases of Saint Louis encephalitis in HIV-1 infected patients in Buenos Aires.
Saint Louis encephalitis virus (SLE) is a mosquito borne disease. Only a small proportion of cases progress to severe clinical forms. There have been few reports on HIV-infected patients and the relationship between immunodeficiency and the course of the disease remains unclear. Herein we describe two cases of SLE in HIV-1-infected patients in Buenos Aires city.
HIV Unit, Hospital JM Ramos Mejia, Buenos Aires, Argentina. gviloria@hivramos.org.ar
Guillermo Alberto
GA
Viloria
Mariana Angelica
MA
Kundro
Javier Jose
JJ
Toibaro
Alfredo
A
Seijo
Marcelo Horacio
MH
Losso
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D001118:Argentina; D002947:Cities; D004674:Encephalitis, St. Louis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male