Polyradiculoneuropathy associated to human herpesvirus 2 in an HIV-1-infected patient (Elsberg syndrome): case report and literature review.
Peripheral nerve disorders are a common complication in HIV patients, reaching 15% of them. Several patterns and aetiologies have been described, being lumbosacral poliradiculoneuropathy one of them. We describe an HIV-1-infected patient who developed lumbosacral poliradiculoneuropathy caused by Human herpesvirus 2 and review the literature about this uncommon condition.
Neuromuscular Diseases Unit, Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. msuarezc@santpau.cat
Marc
M
Suarez-Calvet
Ricard
R
Rojas-Garcia
Luís
L
Querol
Luís M
LM
Sarmiento
Pere
P
Domingo
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; D000368:Aged; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000821:virology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D015497:HIV-1; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000821:virology*; D018258:Herpesvirus 2, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000821:virology*; D013577:Syndrome