[Demyelinating disease in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients without severe immunodepression].
OBJECTIVE
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients who did not have severe immunodepression were analysed for multiple demyelinating lesions.


METHODS
Patients with a CD4 greater than 200/μL were selected after a search was made in a computerised data base.


RESULTS
Four patients were found, three were co-infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), with one of them on treatment with peg-interferón α-2b and ribavirin.


CONCLUSIONS
HIV infected patients can develop demyelinating disease without having severe immunodepression, probably favoured by other factors, such as co-infection wIth HCV.
Estébanez-Muñoz
Miriam
M
Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España. mirestmun@gmail.com
Montes
Maria Luisa
ML
Ruiz-Seco
Pilar
P
Royo-Orejas
Aranzazu
A
González-García
Juan
J
Arribas
José Ramón
JR
D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies