[Transverse myelitis as initial symptom of disseminated non-Hodgkin lymphoma and HIV-associated vacuolar myelopathy: case report]

Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 1996 Jun;54(2):318-23. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x1996000200023.
[Article in Portuguese]

Abstract

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is frequently seen in AIDS patients usually affecting the central nervous system (CNS), especially the leptomeninges and the cerebral hemispheres. The epidural involvement is rarely described, ranging from 3.5% to 8.3% among the CNS sites. The authors present a case of disseminated non Hodgkin lymphoma associated to vacuolar myelopathy in a 27 years-old male patient with AIDS emphasizing the importance of this differential diagnosis in the myelopathies of AIDS.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / pathology
  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, AIDS-Related / pathology*
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / complications
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / etiology*
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / pathology
  • Male
  • Myelitis, Transverse / diagnosis
  • Myelitis, Transverse / etiology*
  • Myelitis, Transverse / pathology
  • Spinal Cord Diseases / diagnosis
  • Spinal Cord Diseases / etiology*
  • Spinal Cord Diseases / pathology
  • Vacuoles / pathology*