title: [Polyradiculopathy caused by cytomegalovirus in AIDS patients: successful treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)].
abstract: We report two male patients with AIDS, aged 23 and 30 years old respectively. One was admitted due to a progressive weakness of the left leg and urinary and fecal incontinence. The other was admitted due to a progressive paraparesia without incontinence, but with a severe lumbar pain. In both patients polymerase chain reactions for cytomegalovirus in cerebrospinal fluid were positive. Treatment with ganciclovir, for 21 and 14 days respectively and highly active antiretroviral therapy was started. Both patients experienced recovery of their neurological deficits after 98 and 88 days of therapy, respectively.
authors.affiliation: mlasso@rdc.cl
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lasso
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Noriega
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Albert
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malebrán
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000328:Adult; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011128:Polyradiculopathy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D015774:Ganciclovir