We describe a case of West Nile virus (WNV) infection in an HIV-infected patient who presented with an isolated flaccid monoparesis of the right upper extremity. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of flaccid paralysis caused by WNV infection in an HIV-infected patient. We then review the medical literature on WNV infection occurring among patients who are infected with HIV. Unlik...

We report a rare case of acute human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) syndrome in a patient with chronic HIV infection with acute illness indistinguishable from acute retroviral syndrome. The patient presented with an acute febrile mononucleosis-like illness after increasing nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy. A marked increase in HIV RNA level of 1 220 000 copies/mL from less than 20 copies/mL...

BACKGROUND Lyme Neuroborreliosis (LNB) in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patient is a rare co-infection and has only been reported four times in literature. No case of an HIV patient with a meningoencephalitis due to LNB in combination with HIV has been described to date. CASE PRESENTATION A 51 year old woman previously diagnosed with HIV presented with an atypical and severe L...

The topic of mandatory HIV notification is controversial and conflicting for counselors and public health workers. Counselors may seek to maintain patient confidentiality and public health workers are concerned with combating the spread of sexually transmitted infections. Embedded between bioethical priorities and public health concern is the HIV positive patient. Thus, there exists a convolute...

OBJECTIVE To raise awareness of the existence of cryptococcal infections in HIV/AIDS patients in Ghana. METHOD Detailed postmortem gross and histopathological analysis of an HIV/AIDS patient suspected to have cryptococcal meningitis was carried out and histopathological findings correlated with clinical findings. RESULTS showed disseminated Cryptococcosis in an HIV/AIDS patient which was co...

Introduction. Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is an acute demyelinating polyneuropathy which can occur post-infection. Criteria of diagnosis of GBS include areflexia with progressive bilateral weakness in arms and legs. GBS can lead to severe respiratory and cardiac complications. The fatality rate can be up to 5 % in patients, depending on the severity of the symptoms. HIV can cause a range of n...