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
2016
Steroid-exacerbated HIV-associated cutaneous Kaposi’s sarcoma immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: ‘Where a good intention turns bad’
Chabria S, Barakat L, Ogbuagu O. Steroid-exacerbated HIV-associated cutaneous Kaposi’s sarcoma immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: ‘Where a good intention turns bad’. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2016, 27: 1026-1029. PMID: 26769754, DOI: 10.1177/0956462415627735.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsImmune reconstitution inflammatory syndromeReconstitution inflammatory syndromeKS-IRISInflammatory syndromeKaposi's sarcomaKS lesionsSkin lesionsKaposi's sarcoma immune reconstitution inflammatory syndromeFull virologic suppressionNeck skin lesionsParadoxical worseningVirologic suppressionAntiretroviral therapyInitial presentationImmunodeficiency syndromeSteroid useClinician awarenessFacial lesionsLesionsSyndromeSarcomaGlucocorticoidsSteroidsCase discussionChemotherapy