Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a HIV/HTLV co-infected patient

Edwiges Motta Santos; Marcus Tulius T Silva; Marco Antonio Lima

doi:10.1016/j.jns.2012.12.010

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a HIV/HTLV co-infected patient

J Neurol Sci. 2013 Feb 15;325(1-2):174-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2012.12.010. Epub 2013 Jan 4.

Authors

Edwiges Motta Santos¹, Marcus Tulius T Silva, Marco Antonio Lima

Affiliation

¹ Laboratory of Clinical Research in Neuroinfections, Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas - FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

PMID: 23294497
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2012.12.010

Abstract

Many HIV infected patients are at risk for HTLV-I co-infection worldwide. These patients exhibit abnormally high CD4+ T lymphocyte counts that are not a reliable parameter of the immune status. We report a HIV/HTLV co-infected patient who developed progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy despite of a high CD4+ T lymphocyte count emphasizing that this situation can be observed in regions around the world where HTLV-I infection is prevalent.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Coinfection / complications
Coinfection / diagnosis*
HIV Infections / complications
HIV Infections / diagnosis*
HTLV-I Infections / complications
HTLV-I Infections / diagnosis*
Humans
Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / complications
Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal / diagnosis*
Male