The first fatal case of AIDS in an hemophiliac observed in Italy is reported. The propositus is a 53-year-old hemophilia A patient who died on the 8th December, 1984. AIDS was documented clinically and in the laboratory by serum antibodies to HTLV-III detected by ELISA and Western blot assays. A progressive intellectual worsening of the patient due to diffuse cerebral atrophy was followed by CT scan, EEG and by evaluation of proper neurological signs and symptoms
First case in Italy of fatal AIDS in a hemophiliac.
DE ROSSI, ANITA;
1986
Abstract
The first fatal case of AIDS in an hemophiliac observed in Italy is reported. The propositus is a 53-year-old hemophilia A patient who died on the 8th December, 1984. AIDS was documented clinically and in the laboratory by serum antibodies to HTLV-III detected by ELISA and Western blot assays. A progressive intellectual worsening of the patient due to diffuse cerebral atrophy was followed by CT scan, EEG and by evaluation of proper neurological signs and symptomsFile in questo prodotto:
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