Wulff E A, Simpson D M
Neuro-AIDS Research Program, Departments of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Box 1052, Mount Sinai Medical Center, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, New York 10029, USA.
Muscle Nerve. 2000 Nov;23(11):1764-6. doi: 10.1002/1097-4598(200011)23:11<1764::aid-mus15>3.0.co;2-g.
Peripheral neuropathy associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related Burkitt's lymphoma usually occurs as a toxic effect of chemotherapeutic agents. Whereas primary peripheral nerve involvement is an unusual complication, we report on a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patient with Burkitt's lymphoma and sciatic neuropathy due to compression by a lymphomatous mass. Therapy with radiation and chemotherapy was followed by clinical and radiological improvement, but recurrent neurological deficits in a similar distribution occurred later from lymphomatous meningitis.
