Spinal Subarachnoid Mass and Polyradiculoneuropathy Due to Cytomegalovirus in a Patient with AIDS

The ability of cytomegalovirus (CMV) to induce polyradiculoneuropathy in patients with AIDS has been well described. We report the case of a patient with CMV polyradiculoneuropathy who presented with a myelographic block due to autopsy-confirmed spinal cord involvement with a mass lesion that was al...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 1995-05, Vol.20 (5), p.1434-1435
Main Authors: Naguib, M. Tarek, Lastrapes, Deborah L., Brandon, Fred M., Wilson, Don A., Brumback, Roger A., Greenfield, Ronald A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AIDS
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - complications
Cauda equina
Correspondence
Cytomegalovirus
Cytomegalovirus Infections - complications
human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Lesions
Magnetic resonance imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Nerves
Neurology
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases - etiology
Polyradiculoneuropathy
Polyradiculopathy
Spinal cord
Spinal Nerve Roots
Subarachnoid Space
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Summary:The ability of cytomegalovirus (CMV) to induce polyradiculoneuropathy in patients with AIDS has been well described. We report the case of a patient with CMV polyradiculoneuropathy who presented with a myelographic block due to autopsy-confirmed spinal cord involvement with a mass lesion that was also due to CMV.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/clinids/20.5.1434