Unmasking of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a patient with HIV-2

Int J STD AIDS. 2012 Nov;23(11):827-9. doi: 10.1258/ijsa.2012.012057.

Abstract

HIV-2 is common in West Africa but rarely found in developed countries. It usually has a milder disease course than HIV-1 and clinical presentations of neurological syndromes in HIV-2 are extremely rare. We report a case of a HIV-2-infected, 46-year-old woman originally from Cote d'Ivoire who presented with possible intracerebral toxoplasmosis infection then developed progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • HIV Infections / virology*
  • HIV-2 / isolation & purification*
  • HIV-2 / pathogenicity
  • Humans
  • Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / complications
  • Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / diagnosis*
  • Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / complications
  • Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / diagnosis
  • Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / pathology