Open AccessPolyradiculoneuropathy Associated to Human Herpesvirus 2 in an HIV-1-Infected Patient (Elsberg Syndrome): Case Report and Literature Review
Author(s) -
Marc SuárezCalvet,
Ricard RojasGarcía,
Luís Querol,
Luís M. Sarmiento,
Pere Domingo
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0b013e3181bcaf7d
Subject(s) - medicine , polyradiculopathy , lumbosacral joint , polyradiculoneuropathy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , human herpesvirus , complication , peripheral neuropathy , human herpesvirus 6 , surgery , dermatology , pediatrics , viral disease , guillain barre syndrome , herpesviridae , immunology , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus
Peripheral nerve disorders are a common complication in HIV patients, reaching 15% of them. Several patterns and aetiologies have been described, being lumbosacral poliradiculoneuropathy one of them. We describe an HIV-1-infected patient who developed lumbosacral poliradiculoneuropathy caused by Human herpesvirus 2 and review the literature about this uncommon condition.