Mycobacterial Spinal Cord Abscess with an Ascending Polyneuropathy
Authors: DONALD C. DOLL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1987)

Letters and Corrections1 February 1987Mycobacterial Spinal Cord Abscess with an Ascending PolyneuropathyDONALD C. DOLL, M.D., JOHN W. YARBRO, M.D., Ph.D.DONALD C. DOLL, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN W. YARBRO, M.D., Ph.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-106-2-333_3 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Neurologic complications are frequent in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and may be caused by many factors, including infections, neoplasms, or direct involvement of the nervous system with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (1-4). Among infectious agents, Toxoplasma gondii, Cryptococcus neoformans, herpes simplex virus, Candida albicans, and papovavirus have been predominant (1). Lately, infections of the central nervous system by Mycobacterium tuberculosis have been reported (5). We report here a case of epidural spinal cord abscess caused by a mycobacterium in a homosexual man who presented with a rapidly progressive ascending polyneuropathy.A 44-year-old-white homosexual...References1. LEVYBREDESENROSENBLUM RDM. Neurological manifestations of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): experience at UCSF and review of the literature. J Neurosurg. 1985;62:475-95. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. HOROTASCHOOLEY DTR. Isolation of HTLV-III from cerebrospinal fluid and neural tissues of patients with neurologic syndromes related to the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. N Engl J Med. 1985;313:1493-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. PETITONAVIACHOJORDANGEORGEPRICE CBEBDR. Vacuolar myelopathy pathologically resembling subacute combine degeneration in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. N Engl J Med. 1985;312:874-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. LEVYSHIMABUKUROHOLLANDERMILLSKAMINSKY JJHJL. Isolation of AIDS-associated retroviruses from cerebrospinal fluid and brain of patients with neurological symptoms. Lancet. 1985;2:586-8. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. BISHBURGSUNDERAMREICHMANKAPILA EGLR. Central nervous system tuberculosis with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and its related complex. Ann Intern Med. 1986;105:210-3. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of Missouri Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital Columbia, MO 65212 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byA Patient Presenting with Tuberculous Encephalopathy and Human Immunodeficiency Virus InfectionMedical MyelopathiesAIDS and the Nervous SystemOther opportunistic infections of the central nervous system in AIDSHIV and the central nervous systemTuberculosis and the Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeIntramedullary spinal cord abscessNeurologic Critical Care in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 InfectionNeurosurgical Aspects of Human Immunodeficiency Virus InfectionSpinal cord syphilis associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection: A treatable myelopathyTuberculosis And Nontuberculous Mycobacterial DiseaseTuberculosis and the Atypical Pneumonia SyndromeAIDS and Other Immunocompromised StatesMyelography in patients with acquired immuno deficiency syndromeMycobacterial Disease: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, and PreventionPeripheral neuropathies associated with human immunodeficiency virus infectionCorrection: Authors' Names Omitted 1 February 1987Volume 106, Issue 2Page: 333-334KeywordsAIDSAbscessesHerpes simplexHomosexualsMycobacterium tuberculosisNervous systemSpinal cordToxoplasma gondiiToxoplasmosisTuberculosis Issue Published: 1 February 1987 PDF downloadLoading ...