title: Multiple cranial nerve palsy in an HIV-positive patient.
abstract: We report the case of a 32 -year- old HIV-positive Indian male who presented with sixth nerve (bilateral), ninth, tenth and twelfth nerve palsies; cerebellar and posterior column involvement. CT scan showed gyriform enhancement in the right occipital lobe and nodular leptomeningeal enhancement in the left frontal lobe. Cytomegalovirus serology was positive and the patient was treated as presumed CMV. HIV can present with multiple cranial neuropathy and varied neurological involvement.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karna
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumarasamy
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Solomon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D015774:Ganciclovir