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[Polyneuropathy associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection]. 1990

A de Luis, and J Montalbán, and J M Fernández, and I Ocaña, and A Codina, and J M Martínez-Vázquez
Servicio de Medicina Interna-Patología Infecciosa, Hospital General Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autónoma, Barcelona.

We report five patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in stages IV-C1, IV-C2 and IV-D who developed peripheral polyneuropathy (PNP). Two patients had invalidating PNP with a demyelinating predominance, while in the remaining three axonal component predominated. However, both components were present in different degrees in all patients. We have observed two cases with transition from one type of PNP to the other during the course of the disease. Inflammatory polyradiculoneuropathy usually develops in the initial stages of the infection, while the distal axonal type is more commonly seen in patients with advanced infection. The possibility that PNP could have, in these patients, a common etiology and pathogenesis with variable clinical and electrophysiological expression is discussed.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D010523 Peripheral Nervous System Diseases Diseases of the peripheral nerves external to the brain and spinal cord, which includes diseases of the nerve roots, ganglia, plexi, autonomic nerves, sensory nerves, and motor nerves. Peripheral Nerve Diseases,Peripheral Neuropathies,PNS (Peripheral Nervous System) Diseases,PNS Diseases,Peripheral Nervous System Disease,Peripheral Nervous System Disorders,Nerve Disease, Peripheral,Nerve Diseases, Peripheral,Neuropathy, Peripheral,PNS Disease,Peripheral Nerve Disease,Peripheral Neuropathy
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000163 Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome An acquired defect of cellular immunity associated with infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a CD4-positive T-lymphocyte count under 200 cells/microliter or less than 14% of total lymphocytes, and increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections and malignant neoplasms. Clinical manifestations also include emaciation (wasting) and dementia. These elements reflect criteria for AIDS as defined by the CDC in 1993. AIDS,Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Acquired,Immunologic Deficiency Syndrome, Acquired,Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome,Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome,Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome,Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndromes,Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndromes,Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome, Acquired,Immuno-Deficiency Syndromes, Acquired,Immunodeficiency Syndromes, Acquired,Syndrome, Acquired Immuno-Deficiency,Syndrome, Acquired Immunodeficiency,Syndromes, Acquired Immuno-Deficiency,Syndromes, Acquired Immunodeficiency
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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