title: Cytomegalovirus encephalitis in an HIV positive patient presenting with a cerebral mass lesion.
abstract: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) encephalitis typically occurs as a diffuse cerebral infection in patients with advanced AIDS. This is a case report of a patient who presented with right-sided weakness and subsequently was found to have a cerebral mass lesion due to CMV. Only four similar cases are described in the literature. Though uncommon, CMV encephalitis must be considered in the differential diagnosis of cerebral mass lesions in patients with advanced AIDS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, St. Lukes-Roosevelt Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Bassil
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: William
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology*; D000328:Adult; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D017726:Cytomegalovirus Retinitis / Q000150:complications; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed