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Tabes dorsalis in the post antibiotic era: never say never
We present the case of an HIV positive 47 year old male with a CD4 count of 400 and an undetectable viral load on HAART. He presented with an 8 month history of progressively severe lightening pains, gait disturbance, tinnitus, hearing loss, and urinary incontinence. He had a positive plasma VDRL with a titre of 1:32, and his CSF was VDRL positive. Whole spine MRI scan demonstrated high signal in the dorsal cord with associated atrophy. He was treated with intravenous benzylpenicillin 2.4 grams 4 hourly for 14 days. Follow up at 4 and 8 months demonstrated marked clinical improvement with a falling serum VRDL titre. R...
Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry - October 14, 2015 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Osman, C., Clark, T., Ghosh, B., Halfpenny, C. Tags: Immunology (including allergy), HIV/AIDS, Dementia, Infection (neurology), Pain (neurology), Spinal cord, Incontinence, Memory disorders (psychiatry), Ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology Thur 21, Parallel session 5: Therapeutics Source Type: research

Associations Between HIV Infection and Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis.
CONCLUSION: Coronary artery plaque, especially noncalcified plaque, is more prevalent and extensive in HIV-infected men, independent of CAD risk factors. PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. PMID: 24687069 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - April 1, 2014 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Post WS, Budoff M, Kingsley L, Palella FJ, Witt MD, Li X, George RT, Brown TT, Jacobson LP Tags: Ann Intern Med Source Type: research