Nouwen J L, Buitenwerf J, Boelmans Kranenburg A M, Geldof H, Naafs M A
Bergwegziekenhuis, Afd. Interne Geneeskunde, Rotterdam.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1990 Jan 6;134(1):26-8.
The case history is presented of the first patient with a fatal HIV-2 infection in The Netherlands, a Portuguese woman aged 51 yr. The infection resulted in AIDS, the AIDS-dementia complex and death. Her partner, a retired Cape Verde sailor, also proved to be infected with HIV-2. Epidemiology, virology and clinical manifestations of HIV-2 infection are discussed.