An autopsy case of necrotizing ventriculo-encephalitis caused by cytomegalovirus in Hodgkin's disease.
A 59-year-old Japanese woman with Hodgkin's disease developed progressive dementia and died of pneumonia. The autopsy revealed necrotizing ventriculo-encephalitis caused by cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, which was confirmed by immunohistochemical and electron microscopic examinations. It is suggested that CMV ventriculo-encephalitis could occur not only in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, but also in other immunocompromised hosts.
Suzumiya
J
J
First Department of Pathology, Miyazaki Medical College, Japan.
Marutsuka
K
K
Ueda
S
S
Uno
H
H
Eizuru
Y
Y
Sumiyoshi
A
A
D001344:Autopsy; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis