Polyradiculoneuropathy associated to human herpesvirus 2 in an HIV-1-infected patient (Elsberg syndrome): case report and literature review

Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Feb;37(2):123-5. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181bcaf7d.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
  • Aged
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid / virology*
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • HIV Infections / virology
  • HIV-1
  • Herpes Simplex / virology*
  • Herpesvirus 2, Human* / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Lumbosacral Region / virology*
  • Male
  • Polyradiculoneuropathy / virology*
  • Syndrome