Open AccessTrigeminal neuralgia in an HIV patient
Author(s) -
Mohammad A Hashmi,
Gautam Guha,
Bibhuti Saha
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-777x.59254
Subject(s) - trigeminal neuralgia , medicine , brainstem , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , trigeminal nerve , neuralgia , dermatology , surgery , anesthesia , neuropathic pain , immunology
Trigeminal neuralgia is a painful condition affecting face. Its commonest cause is the tortuous vessels in prepontine cistern. There are other causes also, like brainstem lesions and mass lesions, as well as inflammatory causes. We present a case of an HIV patient with marked involvement of trigeminal nerves, which is a unique finding in immunocompromised patients.