title: Cytomegalovirus encephalomyelomeningoradiculitis in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
abstract: Acute inflammatory polyradiculitis represents an uncommon peripheral nerve complication during HIV infection. The case of an HIV-seropositive patient who was admitted to hospital for a cauda equina syndrome is reported. Despite early application of anticytomegalic medication, a cytomegalovrirus (CMV) infection spread out to the central nervous system (CNS), causing the patient's death. A post-mortem examination confirmed the diagnosis of CMV-encephalomyelomeningoradiculitis. To the authors' knowledge, such a progress of a CMV-related polyradiculitis to an encephalomyelomeningoradiculitis has not yet been described. The clinical features of this case will aid in the recognition of CMV-related neurological complications, and may permit earlier and perhaps more successful treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lüttmann
authors.forename: I W
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Husstedt
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lügering
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Heese
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stoll
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Domschke
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Evers
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuchelmeister
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gullotta
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D003587:Cytomegalovirus; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology; D004679:Encephalomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011128:Polyradiculopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*