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Acute paraplegia in a patient with AIDS and a normal CSF examination
Author(s) -
Lunn M. P. T.,
Clarke C.,
Aldeen T.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of hospital medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.128
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1553-5606
pISSN - 1553-5592
DOI - 10.1002/jhm.303
Subject(s) - medicine , paraplegia , neurological examination , intensive care medicine , physical examination , pediatrics , hospital medicine , surgery , psychiatry , spinal cord
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. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2008;3:279–280. © 2008 Society of Hospital Medicine.