Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-Driven Transformation: An Uncommon Cause of a Central Nervous System Pseudotumor

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an opportunistic virus that can cause life-threatening neurological diseases in immunocompromised individuals, particularly those with HIV/AIDS. In this case report, a patient presenting with left gait lateralization was found to have a ring-enhancing cerebral mass lesion th...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2023-08, Vol.15 (8), p.e44188
Main Authors: Tejada-Pineda, María Fernanda, Hoyo-Ulloa, Irma, Ortega-Porcayo, Luis Alberto, Baquera-Heredia, Jesús J, Zárate-García, José Pablo, Romano-Feinholz, Samuel, Ponce-Gómez, Juan Antonio, Jiménez, Sergio M
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Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
Cytomegalovirus
HIV
HIV/AIDS
Human immunodeficiency virus
Infectious Disease
Lymphocytes
Magnetic resonance imaging
Protozoa
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Summary:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an opportunistic virus that can cause life-threatening neurological diseases in immunocompromised individuals, particularly those with HIV/AIDS. In this case report, a patient presenting with left gait lateralization was found to have a ring-enhancing cerebral mass lesion that was attributed to CMV. To date, only eight similar cases have been documented. When evaluating patients with HIV/AIDS who have cerebral mass lesions, clinicians should keep CMV as a possible cause because prompt antiviral therapy may improve clinical outcomes.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.44188