Acute paraplegia in a patient with AIDS and a normal CSF examination.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a case of tuberculous myeloradiculitis in a patient with AIDS. The case highlights the difficulty in reaching a diagnosis for the neurological symptoms of a patient with a normal CSF examination and the need for HIV screening of immune-compromised patients with myeloradiculitis.
Medical subject headings
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Myelitis
- Paraplegia
- Radiculopathy
- Tuberculoma, Intracranial