Neurology · 1985 · 105 citations · 0 references
MedicineInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyImmunopathologyNeuroinfectious DiseasesVirologyFungal InfectionsImmunodeficiency DisordersSpinal Cord InfectionsSpinal InfectionViral InfectionsViral PathologyInfectious MyelopathyOpportunistic Viral InfectionsThoracic Myelopathy
Progressive thoracic myelopathy occurred in a patient with AIDS. Concurrent opportunistic infections included disseminated systemic cytomegalovirus, aspergillosis, and cutaneous herpes simplex virus (HSV). At autopsy, immune stains indicated that the myelopathy was caused by HSV type 2 infection of the spinal cord.