Acute Paraparesis after Epidural Corticosteroid Injection Revealing Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistula in a HIV Patient.

Abstract

Consider an SDAVF in cases of slowly progressive paraparesis and hypoaesthesia, especially if symptoms worsen after an epidural injection.The need for an in-depth work-up including repeated angiographic explorations in cases where no malformation is found in a straightforward manner.In a patient infected with HIV, even though a broad range of neuromuscular diseases can be suspected, non-related aetiologies should not be forgotten.