A case of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders(NMOSD) complicated with human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) infection/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome(AIDS) was reported, and the pathogenesis, clinical characteristics, treatment and prognosis were summarized through the literature review. The retrieved literatures included seven English literatures (eight cases) and one Chinese literature, in which a total of nine cases of NMOSD co-infected with HIV infection/AIDS were reported. Combined with the case reported in this paper, the total number of cases was ten, among which five cases were female and five cases were male, three cases of HIV infection/AIDS were newly developed, and the other cases had earlier onset of HIV infection/AIDS than NMOSD. In terms of clinical manifestations, seven cases all had simultaneous or sequential optic nerve and myelitis, two patients presented with a uniphasic course or recurrent myelitis, and one case presented only with bilateral optic neuritis occurring sequentially in both eyes. All ten patients had typical abnormal signals of the optic nerve or spinal cord with or without enhancement on cranial or spinal MRI. Two patients did not undergo AQP4 antibody IgG testing , and of the remaining seven cases, five were positive for AQP4 antibodies and three were negative. For AIDS treatment, eight of the ten patients received highly active antiretroviral therapy(HAART). For NMOSD treatment, among the ten patients, eight patients received intravenous methylprednisolone,three patients received plasmapheresis, and two patients received intravenous immunoglobulin in the acute phase. Six patients received immunosuppressive therapy during the sequential treatment period, and one of them was discontinued due to hyperbilirubinemia. Of the seven cases with optic neuritis, two patients remained blind after treatment and five had partial recovery of vision. Of the eight cases with myelitis, five patients were left with paraplegia or mild paralysis, and three had partial recovery of muscle strength. One case died due to serious complications.NMOSD combined with HIV infection/AIDS is rare in clinic and has a poor prognosis. Patients are often left with severe visual impairment and paralysis. Clinical treatment is quite difficult, hormones and immunosuppressive agents are not considered as contraindications. Treatment decisions need to be made with fully considered about the balance of risks and benefits.