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Cytomegalovirus encephalitis

MedGen UID:
536764
•Concept ID:
C0238097
•
Disease or Syndrome
SNOMED CT: Cytomegalovirus encephalitis (83159006)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Viral meningoencephalitis: a review of diagnostic methods and guidelines for management.
Steiner I, Budka H, Chaudhuri A, Koskiniemi M, Sainio K, Salonen O, Kennedy PG
Eur J Neurol 2010 Aug;17(8):999-e57. Epub 2010 Mar 3 doi: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2010.02970.x. PMID: 20236175
Viral encephalitis: a review of diagnostic methods and guidelines for management.
Steiner I, Budka H, Chaudhuri A, Koskiniemi M, Sainio K, Salonen O, Kennedy PG
Eur J Neurol 2005 May;12(5):331-43. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2005.01126.x. PMID: 15804262
Diagnosis and treatment of cervical tuberculous lymphadenitis.
Weiler Z, Nelly P, Baruchin AM, Oren S
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2000 May;58(5):477-81. doi: 10.1016/s0278-2391(00)90004-1. PMID: 10800901

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Cytomegalovirus encephalitis in the post-HAART era: is there a gold standard for treatment?
Ceballos ME, Rodriguez I, Sandoval P, Abbot E, Labarca J
AIDS 2018 Feb 20;32(4):533-535. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001732. PMID: 29381563
Cytomegalovirus encephalitis in a hemodialysis patient: a rare association.
Vera A, Ruano P, Ortega E, Quiroga B
New Microbiol 2017 Jan;40(1):70-71. Epub 2016 Nov 7 PMID: 27819399
Ganciclovir-resistant cytomegalovirus encephalitis in a hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient.
Arslan F, Tabak F, Avşar E, Midilli K, Mert A, Ozaras R, Soysal T, Ozturk R, Ferhanoglu B
J Neurovirol 2010 Mar;16(2):174-8. doi: 10.3109/13550281003682539. PMID: 20345320
Cytomegalovirus encephalitis.
Arribas JR, Storch GA, Clifford DB, Tselis AC
Ann Intern Med 1996 Oct 1;125(7):577-87. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-125-7-199610010-00008. PMID: 8815757
Intracranial space-occupying lesions in acquired immune deficiency syndrome patients.
Snow RB, Lavyne MH
Neurosurgery 1985 Feb;16(2):148-53. doi: 10.1227/00006123-198502000-00004. PMID: 3974825

Diagnosis

Cytomegalovirus Encephalitis Under Fingolimod Mimicking Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy?
Oel D, Rigler-Hohenwarter K, Trenkler J, Topakian R
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm 2021 Jul;8(4) Epub 2021 Apr 9 doi: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000000996. PMID: 33837125Free PMC Article
Cytomegalovirus encephalitis in the post-HAART era: is there a gold standard for treatment?
Ceballos ME, Rodriguez I, Sandoval P, Abbot E, Labarca J
AIDS 2018 Feb 20;32(4):533-535. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001732. PMID: 29381563
Acute HIV-1 infection presenting with fulminant encephalopathy.
Lee EJ, Kim YH, Lee JY, Sunwoo JS, Park SY, Kim TH
Int J STD AIDS 2017 Sep;28(10):1041-1044. Epub 2017 Feb 15 doi: 10.1177/0956462417693734. PMID: 28201953
Cytomegalovirus encephalitis.
Arribas JR, Storch GA, Clifford DB, Tselis AC
Ann Intern Med 1996 Oct 1;125(7):577-87. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-125-7-199610010-00008. PMID: 8815757
Neurologic opportunistic infections.
Clifford DB
Curr Opin Neurol 1995 Jun;8(3):175-8. doi: 10.1097/00019052-199506000-00004. PMID: 7551115

Therapy

Cytomegalovirus Encephalitis Under Fingolimod Mimicking Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy?
Oel D, Rigler-Hohenwarter K, Trenkler J, Topakian R
Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm 2021 Jul;8(4) Epub 2021 Apr 9 doi: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000000996. PMID: 33837125Free PMC Article
Postencephalitic epilepsy secondary to cytomegalovirus encephalitis.
Nasuno M, Shigemura T, Nakazawa Y, Inaba Y, Motobayashi M
Pediatr Int 2018 Aug;60(8):758-760. Epub 2018 Jul 30 doi: 10.1111/ped.13594. PMID: 30058130
Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome associated with cytomegalovirus encephalitis.
Zaganas I, Prinianakis G, Xirouchaki N, Mavridis M
Neurology 2007 May 8;68(19):1636. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000262766.50747.27. PMID: 17485656
Cytomegalovirus encephalitis.
Arribas JR, Storch GA, Clifford DB, Tselis AC
Ann Intern Med 1996 Oct 1;125(7):577-87. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-125-7-199610010-00008. PMID: 8815757
Cytomegalovirus encephalitis in adults.
Dorfman LJ
Neurology 1973 Feb;23(2):136-44. doi: 10.1212/wnl.23.2.136. PMID: 4347063

Prognosis

Cytomegalovirus encephalitis in the post-HAART era: is there a gold standard for treatment?
Ceballos ME, Rodriguez I, Sandoval P, Abbot E, Labarca J
AIDS 2018 Feb 20;32(4):533-535. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001732. PMID: 29381563
Cytomegalovirus encephalitis in a hemodialysis patient: a rare association.
Vera A, Ruano P, Ortega E, Quiroga B
New Microbiol 2017 Jan;40(1):70-71. Epub 2016 Nov 7 PMID: 27819399
Cytomegalovirus encephalitis in a child with adenosine deaminase-deficient severe combined immune deficiency: a neuropathologic study.
Takano T, Zielenska M, Becker LE
Neuropediatrics 1998 Jun;29(3):151-4. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-973552. PMID: 9706626
Cytomegalovirus encephalitis.
Arribas JR, Storch GA, Clifford DB, Tselis AC
Ann Intern Med 1996 Oct 1;125(7):577-87. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-125-7-199610010-00008. PMID: 8815757
Cytomegalovirus encephalitis in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Hawley DA, Schaefer JF, Schulz DM, Muller J
Am J Clin Pathol 1983 Dec;80(6):874-7. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/80.6.874. PMID: 6314804

Clinical prediction guides

Uncommon histopathological features of cytomegalovirus encephalitis and measles inclusion body encephalitis on autopsy in two patients with primary immunodeficiency.
Jindal A, Suri D, Gupta K, Kumar A, Pandiarajan V, Pilania RK, Guleria S, Rawat A, Vyas S, Bhatia A, Singh S, Radotra BD
Clin Neuropathol 2023 Jan-Feb;42(1):15-25. doi: 10.5414/NP301476. PMID: 36278299
Cytomegalovirus encephalitis in an immunocompetent child: a sceptic diagnosis.
Belo F, Mendes I, Calha M, Mendonça C
BMJ Case Rep 2012 Nov 27;2012 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-006796. PMID: 23188841Free PMC Article
Clinical relevance of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays and antigen-driven immunoblots for the diagnosis of neurological infectious diseases.
Sindic CJ, Van Antwerpen MP, Goffette S
Brain Res Bull 2003 Aug 15;61(3):299-308. doi: 10.1016/s0361-9230(03)00093-5. PMID: 12909300
The predictive value of cytomegalovirus retinitis for cytomegalovirus encephalitis in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Bylsma SS, Achim CL, Wiley CA, Gonzalez C, Kuppermann BD, Berry C, Freeman WR
Arch Ophthalmol 1995 Jan;113(1):89-95. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1995.01100010091026. PMID: 7826299
Intracranial space-occupying lesions in acquired immune deficiency syndrome patients.
Snow RB, Lavyne MH
Neurosurgery 1985 Feb;16(2):148-53. doi: 10.1227/00006123-198502000-00004. PMID: 3974825

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