[HIV-2 infection in a Portuguese woman with an AIDS-dementia complex living in The Netherlands]. / HIV-2-infectie bij een in Nederland wonende Portugese vrouw met een AIDS-dementiecomplex.

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.