Multiple sclerosis-like clinical and magnetic resonance imaging findings in human immunodeficiency virus...

Neurologic complications may develop during the course of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Differential diagnosis of the chronic progressive myelopathy related to human immunodeficiency virus must include multiple sclerosis.

We report a human immunodeficiency virus-positive case with progressive myelopathy who showed multiple sclerosis-like white matter lesions on cranial magnetic resonance imaging. Viral screening revealed positive serology for human immunodeficiency virus.

This case suggests that in a patient who presents with a multiple sclerosis-like clinical course and cerebral white matter lesions, a human immunodeficiency virus-related clinical picture should be taken into consideration in the differential diagnosis.