[Demyelinating disease in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients without severe immunodepression]

Abstract

Objective: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients who did not have severe immunodepression were analysed for multiple demyelinating lesions.

Methods: Patients with a CD4 greater than 200/μL were selected after a search was made in a computerised data base.

Results: Four patients were found, three were co-infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), with one of them on treatment with peg-interferón α-2b and ribavirin.

Conclusion: HIV infected patients can develop demyelinating disease without having severe immunodepression, probably favoured by other factors, such as co-infection wIth HCV.