Difficulties in diagnosing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a HIV-Positive Patient

We described a case of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with comorbid HIV infection. The diagnosis was confirmed by genetic tests. The difficulty of the differential diagnosis between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and HIV-associated ALS syndrome is discussed.

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Main Authors: T. M. Alekseeva, N. V. Skripchenko, S. V. Lobzin, V. S. Demeshonok, E. A. Yurkina, V. D. Nazarov, S. V. Lapin
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Language:Russian
Published: Journal Infectology 2018-12-01
Series:Журнал инфектологии
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Online Access:https://journal.niidi.ru/jofin/article/view/815
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author T. M. Alekseeva
N. V. Skripchenko
S. V. Lobzin
V. S. Demeshonok
E. A. Yurkina
V. D. Nazarov
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spelling doaj-art-af5e760486974a9ca4f3e7b5f21686042025-08-20T02:55:16ZrusJournal InfectologyЖурнал инфектологии2072-67322018-12-0110413914410.22625/2072-6732-2018-10-4-139-144691Difficulties in diagnosing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a HIV-Positive PatientT. M. Alekseeva0N. V. Skripchenko1S. V. Lobzin2V. S. Demeshonok3E. A. Yurkina4V. D. Nazarov5S. V. Lapin6National Medical Research Center named after V.A. Almazov, Saint-PetersburgPediatric Research and Clinical Center for Infectious Diseases, Saint-Petersburg; Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Saint-PetersburgNorth-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov, Saint-PetersburgNorth-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov, Saint-PetersburgNorth-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov, Saint-PetersburgFirst Saint-Petersburg State Medical University named after academician I.P. Pavlov, Saint-PetersburgFirst Saint-Petersburg State Medical University named after academician I.P. Pavlov, Saint-PetersburgWe described a case of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with comorbid HIV infection. The diagnosis was confirmed by genetic tests. The difficulty of the differential diagnosis between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and HIV-associated ALS syndrome is discussed.https://journal.niidi.ru/jofin/article/view/815amyotrophic lateral sclerosishiv infectionhiv-associated als syndromegenetic testssod1
spellingShingle T. M. Alekseeva
N. V. Skripchenko
S. V. Lobzin
V. S. Demeshonok
E. A. Yurkina
V. D. Nazarov
S. V. Lapin
Difficulties in diagnosing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a HIV-Positive Patient
Журнал инфектологии
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
hiv infection
hiv-associated als syndrome
genetic tests
sod1
title Difficulties in diagnosing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a HIV-Positive Patient
title_full Difficulties in diagnosing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a HIV-Positive Patient
title_fullStr Difficulties in diagnosing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a HIV-Positive Patient
title_full_unstemmed Difficulties in diagnosing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a HIV-Positive Patient
title_short Difficulties in diagnosing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a HIV-Positive Patient
title_sort difficulties in diagnosing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a hiv positive patient
topic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
hiv infection
hiv-associated als syndrome
genetic tests
sod1
url https://journal.niidi.ru/jofin/article/view/815
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