title: Cerebral aneurysms associated with human immunodeficiency virus in adults: literature review and new perspectives.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has been decreasing patient morbidity and mortality by opportunistic infections and, thus, survival has increased. This new reality has been changing the spectrum of diseases affecting such patients.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  to discuss the association between HIV and the emergence of aneurysmal brain injuries.
  
  
  METHODS
  it was performed a literature review using medical database. The following descriptors were searched: "Intracranial Aneurysms and HIV", "Intracranial Aneurysms and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome," "aneurysm and brain and HIV".
  
  
  RESULTS
  after performed a literature review, it was observed that the relationship between HIV infection and the formation of aneurysms appears to be real, however, it still lacks data to confirm the pathophysiology of this condition and its best treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  there are new signs and symptoms that should be studied and researched relating HIV with other changes not previously known.
authors.affiliation: Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Igor Campostrini
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Pagiola
authors.affiliation: ISCMSP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Aline Lariessy Campos
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Paiva
authors.affiliation: ISCMSP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Guilherme Brasileiro
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: de Aguiar
authors.affiliation: ISCMSP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Augusto Cesar Penalva
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.affiliation: ISCMSP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mario Luiz Marques
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Conti
authors.affiliation: ISCMSP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rubens José
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Gagliardi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005260:Female; D006678:HIV; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male