2021
VZV myelitis with secondary HIV CSF escape
Weiss JJ, Spudich S, Barakat L. VZV myelitis with secondary HIV CSF escape. BMJ Case Reports 2021, 14: e241738. PMID: 34187795, PMCID: PMC8245447, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-241738.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsVaricella-zoster virusCSF escapeVZV myelitisSkin lesionsCerebrospinal fluidCSF HIV viral loadRight upper extremity weaknessCentral nervous system infectionSubsequent oral therapyUpper extremity weaknessHIV viral loadNervous system infectionVesicular skin lesionsCopies/mLDirect fluorescent antibody testingFluorescent antibody testingIntravenous acyclovirVZV PCRExtremity weaknessOral therapyRare complicationSystem infectionAtypical presentationImmunosuppressed patientsVZV infection
2010
Cerebrospinal fluid in HIV-1 systemic viral controllers: absence of HIV-1 RNA and intrathecal inflammation
Probasco JC, Deeks SG, Lee E, Hoh R, Hunt PW, Liegler T, Price RW, Spudich SS. Cerebrospinal fluid in HIV-1 systemic viral controllers: absence of HIV-1 RNA and intrathecal inflammation. AIDS 2010, 24: 1001-1005. PMID: 20299968, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e328331e15b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV RNA levelsViral controllersIntrathecal inflammationCSF white blood cell countUndetectable plasma HIV RNA levelsCerebrospinal fluid HIV RNACSF HIV RNA levelsPlasma HIV RNA levelsTreatment-mediated viral suppressionWhite blood cell countCSF HIV infectionIP-10 concentrationsRNA levelsChronic systemic inflammationSubset of HIVHIV-1 RNAPlasma albumin ratioAbsence of therapyBlood cell countCentral nervous systemCross-sectional analysisCSF neopterinViremic HIVHIV RNAViral suppression