Cerebral mass lesion due to cytomegalovirus in a patient with AIDS: case report and literature review Lesão expansiva cerebral devida a citomegalovírus: relato de caso e revisão da literatura

Cerebral mass lesion due to cytomegalovirus in a patient with AIDS: case report and literature review Lesão expansiva cerebral devida a citomegalovírus: relato de caso e revisão da literatura

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients most commonly presents as chorioretinitis and gastro-intestinal infection. Neurological involvement due to CMV may cause several clinical presentations: polyradiculitis, myelitis, encephalitis, ventriculo-encephaliti...

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Main Authors: José E. Vidal, Rafi F. Dauar, Augusto C. Penalva de Oliveira, João F.G.S. Coelho, Diogo L.M. Lins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2003-12-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Cerebral mass lesion
Focal brain mass
Intracranial mass lesion
Focal neurological disease
Cytomegalovirus
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652003000600007

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