Preferred Label : Myelitis due to Human immunodeficiency virus;
ICD-11 definition : An inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord due to infection by the HIV virus. The
symptoms and signs may be acute or subacute in onset, and include paraparesis or paraplegia,
sensory loss appropriate with the level of the spinal cord affected, and loss of sphincter
control. Diagnosis may be confirmed by neuroimaging, spinal fluid analysis, serological
tests, and PCR assay.;
ICD-11 synonym : Myelitis due to HIV; Myelitis due to HIV - [human immunodeficiency virus]; human immunodeficiency virus;
Origin ID : 823589549;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
An inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord due to infection by the HIV virus. The
symptoms and signs may be acute or subacute in onset, and include paraparesis or paraplegia,
sensory loss appropriate with the level of the spinal cord affected, and loss of sphincter
control. Diagnosis may be confirmed by neuroimaging, spinal fluid analysis, serological
tests, and PCR assay.
