title: A severe manifestation of primary HIV-1 infection in an adolescent.
abstract: Primary HIV infection (PHI) is symptomatic in 50-90% of patients with symptoms resembling infectious mononucleosis. The diagnosis, however, is seldom made at first presentation. Clinically severe presentations during primary HIV type 1 infection are considered to occur infrequently. We report a case of a severe manifestation of PHI with meningoencephalitis in the setting of HIV seroconversion in an adolescent girl.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Espírito Santo, EPE, Évora, Portugal.
authors.forename: Joana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morgado
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Espírito Santo, EPE, Évora, Portugal.
authors.forename: Marta Isabel
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Póvoas
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Espírito Santo, EPE, Évora, Portugal.
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Espírito Santo, EPE, Évora, Portugal.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Teixeira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000209:etiology*; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000209:etiology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index