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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related acute longitudinal myelitis involving the entire spinal cord
INTRODUCTION: As acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) becomes more widespread, there will be an increasing need for diagnostic AIDS-related neurological syndromes. AIDS-related myelitis is easy to be ignored, and AIDS-related longitudinal myelitis has not yet been reported. CASE PRESENTATION: A...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8966864/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35355146 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10072-022-06034-7 |
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author | Zhao, Yu Wang, Fuxiang Cao, Liming |
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description | INTRODUCTION: As acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) becomes more widespread, there will be an increasing need for diagnostic AIDS-related neurological syndromes. AIDS-related myelitis is easy to be ignored, and AIDS-related longitudinal myelitis has not yet been reported. CASE PRESENTATION: A 45-year-old male patient was admitted to our hospital after 3 days of progressive slurred speech and limb weakness. Neurologic examination revealed near-complete four-limb paralysis with dyspnea, dysarthria, and neck rigidity. Contrast-enhanced T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging showed hyperintensities within the entire spinal cord. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis showed elevated white blood cell count and protein level. He was administered high-dose immunoglobulin and methylprednisolone. There was rapid regression in his symptoms after a month of therapy. CONCLUSIONS: This unique presentation of AIDS with longitudinal myelitis involving the entire spinal cord enriches our understanding of the clinical spectrum of this condition. Our case provides essential information for the diagnosis and treatment of longitudinal myelitis in AIDS patients. |
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spelling | pubmed-89668642022-03-31 Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related acute longitudinal myelitis involving the entire spinal cord Zhao, Yu Wang, Fuxiang Cao, Liming Neurol Sci Neuro-Images INTRODUCTION: As acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) becomes more widespread, there will be an increasing need for diagnostic AIDS-related neurological syndromes. AIDS-related myelitis is easy to be ignored, and AIDS-related longitudinal myelitis has not yet been reported. CASE PRESENTATION: A 45-year-old male patient was admitted to our hospital after 3 days of progressive slurred speech and limb weakness. Neurologic examination revealed near-complete four-limb paralysis with dyspnea, dysarthria, and neck rigidity. Contrast-enhanced T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging showed hyperintensities within the entire spinal cord. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis showed elevated white blood cell count and protein level. He was administered high-dose immunoglobulin and methylprednisolone. There was rapid regression in his symptoms after a month of therapy. CONCLUSIONS: This unique presentation of AIDS with longitudinal myelitis involving the entire spinal cord enriches our understanding of the clinical spectrum of this condition. Our case provides essential information for the diagnosis and treatment of longitudinal myelitis in AIDS patients. Springer International Publishing 2022-03-30 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC8966864/ /pubmed/35355146 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10072-022-06034-7 Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Neuro-Images Zhao, Yu Wang, Fuxiang Cao, Liming Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related acute longitudinal myelitis involving the entire spinal cord |
title | Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related acute longitudinal myelitis involving the entire spinal cord |
title_full | Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related acute longitudinal myelitis involving the entire spinal cord |
title_fullStr | Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related acute longitudinal myelitis involving the entire spinal cord |
title_full_unstemmed | Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related acute longitudinal myelitis involving the entire spinal cord |
title_short | Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related acute longitudinal myelitis involving the entire spinal cord |
title_sort | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related acute longitudinal myelitis involving the entire spinal cord |
topic | Neuro-Images |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8966864/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35355146 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10072-022-06034-7 |
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