TY - JOUR
T1 - Cytomegalovirus meningoencephalitis in a homosexual man with kaposi’s sarcoma
T2 - Isolation of CMV from CSF cells
AU - Edwards, R. H.
AU - Messing, R.
AU - McKendall, Robert R.
PY - 1985/4
Y1 - 1985/4
N2 - A 36-year-old homosexual man developed a lymphocytic meningoencephalitis, lymphadenopathy, decreased helper/suppressor ratio in peripheral blood, and Kaposi’s sarcoma. After repetitive evaluations for bacterial and fungal agents were negative, viral cultures were positive for cytomegalovirus. Virus was isolated only from CSF cells obtained from a large volume of fresh CSF. We present this case to document the association of CMV meningoencephalitis and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and to emphasize that aggressive attempts to isolate CMV from CSF cells may be warranted in undiagnosed meningoencephalitis in patients at risk for AIDS.
AB - A 36-year-old homosexual man developed a lymphocytic meningoencephalitis, lymphadenopathy, decreased helper/suppressor ratio in peripheral blood, and Kaposi’s sarcoma. After repetitive evaluations for bacterial and fungal agents were negative, viral cultures were positive for cytomegalovirus. Virus was isolated only from CSF cells obtained from a large volume of fresh CSF. We present this case to document the association of CMV meningoencephalitis and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and to emphasize that aggressive attempts to isolate CMV from CSF cells may be warranted in undiagnosed meningoencephalitis in patients at risk for AIDS.
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U2 - 10.1212/wnl.35.4.560
DO - 10.1212/wnl.35.4.560
M3 - Article
C2 - 2984601
AN - SCOPUS:0021811804
SN - 0028-3878
VL - 35
SP - 560
EP - 562
JO - Neurology
JF - Neurology
IS - 4
ER -