CYTOMEGALOVIRUS ENCEPHALOMYELOMENINGORADICULITIS IN ACQUIRED-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-SYNDROME (AIDS)

Acute inflammatory polyradiculitis represents an uncommon peripheral n erve complication during HIV infection, The case of an HIV-seropositiv e patient who was admitted to hospital for a cauda equina syndrome is reported, Despite early application of anticytomegalic medication, a c ytomegalovirus (CMV) infection spread out to the central nervous syste m (CNS), causing the patient's death. A post-mortem examination confir med the diagnosis of CMV-encephalomyelomeningoradiculitis. To the auth ors' knowledge, such a progress of a CMV-related polyradiculitis to an encephalomyelomeningoradiculitis has not get been described. The clin ical features of this case will aid in the recognition of CMV-related neurological complications, and may permit earlier and perhaps more su ccessful treatment.