We present a case of cytomegalovirus (CMV) polyradiculopathy which occurred concomitantly with CMV encephalitis and CMV retinitis in a patient with HIV/AIDS. Our patient is a 43-year-old male who was admitted with progressive changes in mentation. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis showed elevated white blood cell (WBC), low glucose, and elevated protein. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) panel of CSF was positive for CMV, and other microbiology results were negative. Extensive bilateral CMV retinitis was also noted. The patient was started on ganciclovir and foscarnet, and two weeks after, highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) was initiated using Truvada and dolutegravir. The hospital course was complicated by urinary retention and bilateral lower extremity weakness with hypotonia, severe hyperalgesia, and allodynia. An electromyography (EMG) study demonstrated bilateral lumbosacral root dysfunction at L2-S1 with active neurologic changes indicating significant axon loss. Neurology was consulted, and the patient was diagnosed with CMV-induced polyradiculopathy. After three months of treatment, no improvement was noted on lower limbs as he continued with intravenous (IV) ganciclovir. The therapeutic response to induction therapy was discordant as improvement of encephalitis was noted, but not on polyradiculopathy after 180 days of treatment. This highlights the lack of data and treatment guidelines for established CMV polyradiculopathy and not only the necessity for prolonged treatment of CMV polyradiculopathy but also the difficulty in recovery of function once it has developed.
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