2010
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652010000600004
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Abstract: Neurological disorders caused by Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) are rarely reported in the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) period. The objective of this study was to describe the main clinical and laboratory features of patients with CMV-related neurological complications in HIV-infected patients admitted to a referral center in São Paulo, Brazil. CMV disease requires the identification of the virus in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) using Polymerase… Show more

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“…Es común encontrar enfermedades extraneuronales con afectación de la retina y del tubo digestivo, complicaciones que ocurren con bajos conteos de CD4 (15)(16)(17)(18)(19).…”
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“…Es común encontrar enfermedades extraneuronales con afectación de la retina y del tubo digestivo, complicaciones que ocurren con bajos conteos de CD4 (15)(16)(17)(18)(19).…”
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“…Dado el variado espectro de síntomas neurológicos en la coinfección, entre los diagnósticos diferenciales deben tenerse en cuenta la demencia por HIV, el síndrome de Guillain-Barré, la tuberculosis cerebral, la toxoplasmosis y el linfoma (15,20). Debe señalarse que los diagnósticos no son excluyentes, y que es común el hallazgo de estas enfermedades en el momento en que se detecta la infección por CMV.…”
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“…The recommendation for dual treatment is based on the high mortality rates seen in patients with CMV-related neurological disease [24][25][26][27]. Randomized controlled trials are lacking, so evidence primarily consists of case reports and extrapolation of data from CMV retinitis treatment.…”
Section: Treatmentmentioning
confidence: 99%