title: Primary HIV infection presenting as limbic encephalitis and rhabdomyolysis.
abstract: Recognising the initial clinical presentation of acute HIV infection could enable earlier initiation of antiretroviral therapy and appropriate counselling to reduce the risk of transmission to others. Herein, we describe an unusual case of acute HIV infection presenting as limbic encephalitis and rhabdomyolysis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA Critical Care Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA marcela.ferrada@nih.gov.
authors.forename: Marcela A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ferrada
authors.affiliation: Critical Care Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Yingda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nuermberger
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000150:complications; D000480:Alkynes; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D048588:Benzoxazines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003521:Cyclopropanes; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D000068679:Emtricitabine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D020363:Limbic Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000068698:Tenofovir / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000480:Alkynes; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D048588:Benzoxazines; D003521:Cyclopropanes; D000068698:Tenofovir; D000068679:Emtricitabine; C098320:efavirenz
keywords: AIDS; HIV; North America; epidemiology; limbic encephalitis; primary HIV infection; rhabdomyolysis; seroconversion