Comparison of cytomegalovirus infection of brain and lung in a patient with subacute encephalopathy of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
The ultrastructure of cytomegalovirus infection of glial cells in an area of demyelination in the brain of a patient with subacute encephalopathy associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is described. By comparison with the lung of the same patient, the cytomegalovirus-infected brain showed a lower density of complete virions per cell and a higher proportion of defective viral particles.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009186:Myelin Sheath / Q000473:pathology; D014771:Virion