Tomkins Andrew, Babu Chitra, Herwadkar Amit, Siripurapu Rekha, McKee David
1 The Hathersage Centre, The Northern Contraception, Sexual Health and HIV Service, Manchester University Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
2 Department of Radiology, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK.
Int J STD AIDS. 2018 Nov;29(13):1351-1353. doi: 10.1177/0956462418786334. Epub 2018 Jul 27.
We report the case of a newly-diagnosed HIV-positive patient with varicella zoster virus aneurysmal vasculopathy confirmed on intrathecal antibody testing, despite a negative Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). This highlights the importance of prompt treatment with antiviral and steroid therapy in the presence of clinical or radiological suspicion whilst awaiting further confirmatory testing.
我们报告了一例新诊断的HIV阳性患者，尽管脑脊液（CSF）水痘带状疱疹病毒（VZV）聚合酶链反应（PCR）检测结果为阴性，但经鞘内抗体检测确诊为水痘带状疱疹病毒动脉瘤性血管病。这凸显了在临床或影像学怀疑存在时，在等待进一步确诊检测的同时及时给予抗病毒和类固醇治疗的重要性。
