Jornal de AIDS e Pesquisa Clínica

Distal Sensory Neuropathy and Pain in HIV-1 Patients: Retrospective Study

Abstract

Babak A Rezaei, Ruma Mukerjee, Charles Groomes, Varun Sethi, Tinatin Chabrashvili and Bassel E Sawaya

HIV-1 associated neuropathy remains an issue that interferes with patient’s quality of life. Distal Sensory Peripheral Neuropathy (DSPN) is the common neuropathy associated with HIV-1 infection. We studied the role of HIV-1 in developing DSPN in 157 HIV-positive patients. Our results pointed to the potential role of HIV-1 in the etiology of DSPN and pain syndrome.