Weiler P G, Mungas D, Pomerantz S
Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, UC Davis 95616.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 1988 Feb;36(2):139-41. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1988.tb01784.x.
It has been recognized that AIDS can present initially as dementia without other neurological or clinical manifestations. In addition, HIV-contaminated blood transfusions in the elderly seem to be underreported. Because of these findings, dementia in the elderly may be misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease or other causes of senile dementia. This paper reports on one patient who presented with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and was later found to have AIDS.
人们已经认识到，艾滋病最初可能表现为痴呆，而无其他神经学或临床表现。此外，老年人中因接受受艾滋病毒污染的输血而感染艾滋病的情况似乎报告不足。由于这些发现，老年人的痴呆可能被误诊为阿尔茨海默病或其他老年性痴呆病因。本文报告了一名最初被诊断为阿尔茨海默病，后来被发现患有艾滋病的患者。
