ABSTRACT

Distal sensorial polyneuropathy (DSP) is the most frequent etiology of peripheral neuropathy in HIV/AIDS patients. It is symptomatic in one third and asymptomatic in one fifth of these patients. DSP is usually detected in the late period of the disease but rarely, it may be seen in asymptomatic cases with high CD4+ lymphocyte count. In this report, we present a HIV/AIDS case diagnosed in the early period of the disease with complaints of weakness, dysesthesia and numbness in the hands and feet.