HIV-associated neuromuscular weakness syndrome in Brazil: report of the two first cases.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr
; 65(3B): 848-51, 2007 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-17952295
ABSTRACT
We describe two Brazilian patients with HIV-associated neuromuscular weakness syndrome (HANWS), a unique clinical toxic syndrome that was recently reported in developed countries. Both patients were women, used stavudine and had hyperlactatemia, one of them with lactic acidosis. Electrophysiological studies were consistent with axonal neuropathy. After discontinuation of antiretroviral therapy the patients had significant improvement in neurologic manifestations, and normalization of lactate levels. To our knowledge, this is the first report of HANWS in developing countries. Growing use of antiretroviral therapy in this setting, particularly stavudine, make it likely that similar cases will be observed.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Acidose Láctica
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Infecções por HIV
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Debilidade Muscular
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Terapia Antirretroviral de Alta Atividade
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article