title: Multifocal cytomegalovirus encephalitis in AIDS.
abstract: A 43-year-old man with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome had clinical evidence of multifocal disease of the brain, but computed tomography was negative. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed multifocal lesions, histologically proven to be caused by cytomegalovirus. Therapy with 9[2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl) ethoxymethyl] guanine (BW B759U) resulted in stabilization of the patient's clinical disease and radiographic improvement of the lesions.
authors.affiliation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore-North Central Bronx Hospitals, NY.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Masdeu
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Small
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Elkin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Llena
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mesa-Tejada
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000212:Acyclovir / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D015774:Ganciclovir; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D015774:Ganciclovir; D000212:Acyclovir