title: [Cytomegalovirus encephalitis in an immunocompetent patient: clinical, neuropathological and ultrastructural analysis].
abstract: Cytomegalovirus encephalitis is rarely diagnosed in immunocompetent patients. It is more frequent among immunocompromised hosts. We present a case of a young male patient without evidence of immunosupression who had a cytomegalovirus encephalitis. The diagnosis was made by detection of viral DNA in cerebral tissue obtained by biopsy. Neuropathologic and ultrastructural changes are described and compared with the descriptions in immunocompromised patients.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Neurología, Hospital de Clínicas, Montevideo, Uruguay.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Salamano
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gervaz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mañana
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peña
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Panuncio
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Puppo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mesa
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Legnani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sabaris
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Azambuja
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral