Acute paraplegia in a patient with AIDS and a normal CSF examination.
We report a case of tuberculous myeloradiculitis in a patient with AIDS. The case highlights the difficulty in reaching a diagnosis for the neurological symptoms of a patient with a normal CSF examination and the need for HIV screening of immune-compromised patients with myeloradiculitis.
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK.
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009187:Myelitis / Q000209:etiology*; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000209:etiology*; D016862:Tuberculoma, Intracranial / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids