title: Fatal subacute cytomegalovirus encephalitis associated with hypogammaglobulinemia and thymoma.
abstract: Parathymic syndromes are systemic disorders that occur in association with thymoma. One such parathymic syndrome, hypogammaglobulinemia, was initially identified by Good in 1954 and has been referred to as Good syndrome. Patients with this syndrome develop a variety of recurrent infections due to the associated immunodeficiency. We describe a patient with cytomegalovirus encephalitis associated with Good syndrome and discuss the pathologic findings present on autopsy. The possibility of a cytomegalovirus infection should be considered early in the evaluation of patients with Good syndrome if appropriate clinical symptoms are present.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia 19104, USA. cucchiar@mail.med.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Brett L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Cucchiara
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Forman
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: McGarvey
authors.forename: Scott E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Kasner
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D000361:Agammaglobulinemia / Q000150:complications*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000821:virology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*