Acute meningoradiculitis concomitant with seroconversion to human immunodeficiency virus type 1

Res Virol. 1990 Jul-Aug;141(4):427-33. doi: 10.1016/0923-2516(90)90043-i.

Abstract

We report a case of acute regressive meningoradiculitis concomitant with HIV1 primoinfection. The clinical symptoms were mild and disappeared spontaneously. Electromyographic studies confirmed the regressive demyelinating-type process. The biological diagnosis of HIV1 infection was demonstrated by viral antigen detection, by the presence of the integrated proviral DNA after gene amplification by a polymerase chain reaction, and in particular, by the steady progression in the appearance of different HIV1-specific antibodies. This was shown using three different Western blot kits whose performances were compared.

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Blotting, Western
  • Electromyography
  • Female
  • HIV Seropositivity / complications*
  • HIV Seropositivity / diagnosis
  • HIV-1*
  • Humans
  • Meningitis / complications*
  • Meningitis / diagnosis
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Radiculopathy / complications*
  • Radiculopathy / diagnosis
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic

Substances

  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic