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NEUROLOGY 1985;35:1071
© 1985 American Academy of Neurology

A new compllication of AIDS

Thoracic myelitis caused by herpes simplex virus

Carolyn B. Britton, MD, Ricardo Mesa-Tejada, MD, Cecilia M. Fenoglio, MD, Arthur P. Hays, MD, Glenda G. Garvey, MD and James R. Miller, MD

Departments of Neurology (Drs. Britton and Miller), Pathology (Drs. Mesa-Tejada and Fenoglio), Neuropathology (Dr. Hays), and Medicine (Dr. Garvey), Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY.

Progressive thoracic myelopathy occurred in a patient with AIDS. Concurrent opportunistic infections included disseminated systemic cytomegalovims, 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.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Britton, Department of Neurology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgbons, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032.

Dr. Britton was partially supported by a Basic Research Grant from Columbia University.

Accepted for publication October 26, 1984.




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