Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-Driven Transformation: An Uncommon Cause of a Central Nervous System Pseudotumor

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an opportunistic virus that can cause life-threatening neurological diseases in immunocompromised individuals, particularly those with HIV/AIDS. In this case report, a patient presenting with left gait lateralization was found to have a ring-enhancing cerebral mass lesion th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Tejada-Pineda, María Fernanda, Hoyo-Ulloa, Irma, Ortega-Porcayo, Luis Alberto, Baquera-Heredia, Jesús J, Zárate-García, José Pablo, Romano-Feinholz, Samuel, Ponce-Gómez, Juan Antonio, Jiménez, Sergio M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
HIV/AIDS
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10520896/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37767259
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.44188
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Sumario:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an opportunistic virus that can cause life-threatening neurological diseases in immunocompromised individuals, particularly those with HIV/AIDS. In this case report, a patient presenting with left gait lateralization was found to have a ring-enhancing cerebral mass lesion that was attributed to CMV. To date, only eight similar cases have been documented. When evaluating patients with HIV/AIDS who have cerebral mass lesions, clinicians should keep CMV as a possible cause because prompt antiviral therapy may improve clinical outcomes.

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