Recurrent vacuolar myelopathy in HIV infection

Journal of Infection

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Anneken, Kerstin ^a   Fischera, Marthe ^a   Evers, Stefan ^a   Kloska, Stephan ^a   Husstedt, Ingo W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

HAART; HIV 1 infection; Myelitis; Myelopathy; Spinal cord disease; Vacuolar myelopathy

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ATAZANAVIR; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FOLLOW UP; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RECURRENCE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 33744548436     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.08.023     Document Type: Article

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