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Peripheral neuropathy associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)–related Burkitt's lymphoma
Author(s) -
Wulff Enrique A.,
Simpson David M.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4598(200011)23:11<1764::aid-mus15>3.0.co;2-g
Subject(s) - medicine , peripheral neuropathy , lymphoma , complication , chemotherapy , immunopathology , viral disease , immunology , pathology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , surgery , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
Peripheral neuropathy associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)–related Burkitt's lymphoma usually occurs as a toxic effect of chemotherapeutic agents. Whereas primary peripheral nerve involvement is an unusual complication, we report on a human immodeficiency virus (HIV)–positive patient with Burkitt's lymphoma and sciatic neuropathy due to compression by a lymphomatous mass. Therapy with radiation and chemotherapy was followed by clinical and radiological improvement, but recurrent neurological deficits in a similar distribution occurred later from lymphomatous meningitis. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Muscle Nerve 23: 1764–1766, 2000.