title: PARSONAGE-TURNER SYNDROME: CASE REPORT OF A HIV-SEROPOSITIVE PATIENT.
abstract: Parsonage-Turner Syndrome is a rare disease that affects the musculature of the scapular girdle, leading to muscle atrophy and large motor deficit. The etiology is uncertain, but it is believed that infectious and autoimmune factors are involved. The diagnosis is made by exclusion, and the main differential diagnoses are cervical disc hernias, rotator cuff injuries and rheumatic diseases. During diagnostic investigations, we perform laboratory tests, radiographs and MRI on the shoulders and cervical spine, with emphasis on electroneuromyography to help in making a definitive diagnosis. This case report is presented because it shows a disease that is rarely associated with HIV seropositivity and the importance of early diagnosis for better treatment of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Resident Physician (R3) in Orthopedics and Traumatology, Vila Velha Hospital and Santa Casa Hospital, Vitória, ES.
authors.forename: Saulo Gomes de
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Orthopedist and Specialist in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Vila Velha Hospital, ES.
authors.forename: Eduardo Hosken
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Pombo
authors.affiliation: MSc and Doctoral Student in Physiological Sciences, UFES. Physiotherapist and Specialist in Exercise Physiology, Spinal Group, Vila Velha Hospital and Santa Casa de Misericórdia Hospital, Vitória, ES.
authors.forename: Priscila Rossi de
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Batista
authors.affiliation: Orthopedist and Specialist in Spinal Surgery; Head of the Spinal Group, Meridional Hospital; Attending Physician at Vila Velha Hospital and Santa Casa de Misericórdia Hospital, Vitória, ES.
authors.forename: Igor Machado
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.affiliation: MSc in Orthopedics and Traumatology. PhD in Health Sciences. Orthopedist and Specialist in Spinal Surgery; Head of the Spinal Group, Vila Velha Hospital and Santa Casa de Misericórdia Hospital, Vitória, ES.
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rezende
keywords: Brachial plexus neuritis; HIV; Humans