Sacral myeloradiculitis complicating genital herpes in a HIV-infected patient

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 175-177

  Corral, Iñigo ^a   Quereda, C ^a   Navas, E ^a   Perez Elias M J ^a   Jover, F ^a   Moreno, S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Herpes simplex type 2; Human immunodeficiency virus; Myelitis; Polyradiculitis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; DIDANOSINE; EFAVIRENZ; GABAPENTIN; GADOLINIUM; INDINAVIR; LAMIVUDINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONSTIPATION; FOLLOW UP; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMPOTENCE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MICTURITION DISORDER; MYELITIS; MYELORADICULITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; POLYRADICULITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; HERPES GENITALIS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MYELITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RADICULOPATHY; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION;

EID: 14644425970     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462053057666     Document Type: Article

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