[Nervous system lesions due to cytomegalovirus in AIDS]. / Lésions du système nerveux dues au cytomégalovirus au cours du SIDA.
Arch Anat Cytol Pathol
; 45(2-3): 135-41, 1997.
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ABSTRACT
Viral infections are observed with increasing frequency in HIV patients and one of the commonest viruses is cytomegalovirus. Clinical features of cytomegalovirus (CMV) encephalitis are non specific and radiology is rarely helpful. Polymerase chain reaction in cerebrospinal fluid has been shown to be useful for diagnosis of CMV encephalitis. CMV lesions in the nervous system are subdivided into six groups Nodular encephalitis, myeloradiculitis, isolated inclusion-bearing cells, focal parenchymal necrosis, ventriculo-encephalitis and peripheral neuropathy. Clinicopathological aspects are only subdivided into four groups Encephalitis, myelitis, myeloradiculitis and polyneuropathy. Diagnosis of cytomegalovirus encephalitis should be considered in patients with a CD4 count less than 100 cells/mm3. Recent developments in diagnostic techniques allow early recognition and more aggressive therapeutic approaches.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Complejo SIDA Demencia
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Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA
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Infecciones por Citomegalovirus
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Arch Anat Cytol Pathol
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia