Transtornos Mentais e Tratamento

CMV Encephalitis with Brain Stem Involvement without Evidence of CMVRetinitis two Weeks after Initiation of Art

Abstract

Saeed Kalantari

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is DNA virus that can cause end-organ disease in patients with advanced immunosuppression end-organ disease in patients with advanced immunosuppression In HIV-infected persons, CMV can infect the GI tract, liver, lung, and nervous system We report rare case of an HIV-infected patient who presented with CMV encephalitis with brain stem involvement without evidence of CMV retinitis two weeks after initiation of ART.