Association of painful peripheral neuropathy in AIDS with cytomegalovirus infection.
12 AIDS patients with a clinically, electrophysiologically, and pathologically homogeneous painful peripheral neuropathy had a significantly higher rate of any or active clinical cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection than did a group of 30 AIDS controls. In 9 patients this syndrome began in close temporal association with clinical infection with CMV. Painful peripheral neuropathy in AIDS may be caused by a CMV dorsal root ganglionitis.
Fuller
G N
GN
Department of Neurology, Charing Cross and Westiminster Medical School, London.
Jacobs
J M
JM
Guiloff
R J
RJ
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D004594:Electrophysiology; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013127:Spinal Nerves; D013497:Sural Nerve; D013997:Time Factors