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We read with great interest the recent article by Reddy et al. 1 reporting two cases of CMV encephalitis and reviewing literature, in which it was underlined that this is a problematic infectious ...
CMV CNS disease after allogeneic SCT is a late-onset disease (median time of onset, 210 days) and is usually manifested as encephalitis in the absence of other sites of CMV disease.
CMV encephalitis usually occurs in the setting of systemic disease, and other manifestations are often present (esophagitis, colitis, retinitis, adrenal insufficiency).
CMV encephalitis was first described in renal [66] and bone marrow transplant recipients, and CMV infections in patients with AIDS can cause encephalitis, myelitis, retinitis and polyradiculitis.
A number of viral agents — such as human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, and CMV — can cause encephalitis and fever. Toxoplasma, mycobacteria, and fungal infections ...
CMV is a common virus that can have lifelong impacts on your baby, so much so that the state will start requiring screenings in the new year.
Apoptotic cells were also found in additional patients with acute congenital cytomegalovirus encephalitis and PML (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy) due to JC virus infection.
John Doyle, 60, suffered complications after his transplant and could have been saved, but senior doctors - under pressure during the strikes - missed signs of infection, an inquest heard.
Minnesota health officials announced Wednesday that the state is the first to screen all newborns for congenital cytomegalovirus.
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Gov. Ned Lamont passed a bill that mandates all newborns be screened for congenital cytomegalovirus or CMV.It is a virus that is the number one cause of non-genetic h… ...
Investigators report that a common, treatable virus was found in a third of infants with prolonged seizures. Many of these infants develop repeat seizures, suffer cognitive declines and go on to ...
A common virus that is harmless to most individuals may produce an important biomarker in determining the prognosis of brain cancer patients, according to a recent study published by a student ...