Thalamic pain syndrome due to cytomegalovirus vasculitis in an HIV-positive child.
Dejerine-Roussy syndrome, also known as the thalamic pain syndrome is a condition in which the body becomes hypersensitive to pain as a result of damage to the thalamus, a part of the brain that affects sensation. Association of this syndrome with HIV is rare with few case reports described in adults. We report a 10 year old male child who was HIV positive and had developed this syndrome due to cytomegalovirus vasculitis.
Zaki
Syed Ahmed
SA
Department of Pediatrics, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India. drzakisyed@gmail.com
Shenoy
Prithi
P
Shanbag
Preeti
P
Sundar
Uma
U
D002648:Child; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006261:Headache / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D013788:Thalamus / Q000503:physiopathology; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology
D015774:Ganciclovir