Abstract
A 42-year-old homosexual man without evidence of immune deficiency developed cerebral granulomatous angiitis in association with the isolation of human T-lymphotropic virus type III (HTLV-III) from brain tissue and cerebrospinal fluid. This syndrome may be an additional neurological sequela of HTLV-III infection.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Brain / microbiology*
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Cerebral Arterial Diseases / cerebrospinal fluid
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Cerebral Arterial Diseases / microbiology*
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Cerebral Arterial Diseases / pathology
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Cerebral Arteries / pathology
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Granuloma / microbiology*
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Granuloma / pathology
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HIV / isolation & purification*
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Homosexuality
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Humans
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Male
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Vasculitis / cerebrospinal fluid
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Vasculitis / microbiology*
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Vasculitis / pathology