title: [Cerebral infarction in an adolescent with AIDS: a case report].
abstract: HIV/AIDS corresponds to a systemic disease whose pathogenic mechanism by direct cellular infection by the virus followed by high levels of viral replication and a severe state of immunosuppression predisposes to numerous opportunistic infections as well as tumor and autoimmune disease. The association of AIDS and stroke in young patients is rare. We present a case of a 16 year-old-female with a diagnosis of HIV infection and massive infarct of the left cerebral hemisphere and right basal ganglia segment with herniation We conduct a review of the association of HIV infection and cerebrovascular disease in children.
authors.affiliation: Médico Pediatra, Universidad de Cartagena, Colombia.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perez-Yepes
authors.forename: Luis Rafael
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Moscote-Salazar
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alcala-Cerra
authors.forename: Rosmery
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Villa-Delgado
authors.forename: Sandra Milena
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Castellar-Leones
authors.forename: Eliana
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Matorel-Bello
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Badillo-Alvarez
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000293:Adolescent; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans