HIV-1 ASSOCIATED PROGRESSIVE POLYRADICULOPATHY

Course overview

HIV-1 ASSOCIATED PROGRESSIVE POLYRADICULOPATHY IS QUITE COMMONLY MISDIAGNOSED OR UNDIAGNOSED NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION IN PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM HIV INFECTION. PROGRESSIVE FLACCID PARAPARESIS, AREFLEXIA, AND SPHINCTER INVOLVEMENT ARE THE CARDINAL FEATURES OF THIS DISORDER, HOWEVER, SINCE CO-EXISTENCE OF PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY IS COMMON IN HIV PATIENTS, THIS COMPLICATION USUALLY GOES UNADDRESSED AND LEADS TO A PERMANENT NEUROLOGIC DEFICIT. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HIV-1 ASSOCIATED PROGRESSIVE POLYRADICULOPATHY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.