Abstract
A 59-year-old Japanese woman with Hodgkin's disease developed progressive dementia and died of pneumonia. The autopsy revealed necrotizing ventriculo-encephalitis caused by cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, which was confirmed by immunohistochemical and electron microscopic examinations. It is suggested that CMV ventriculo-encephalitis could occur not only in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, but also in other immunocompromised hosts.
MeSH terms
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Autopsy
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Cerebral Ventricles / microbiology*
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Cerebral Ventricles / pathology
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Cerebral Ventricles / ultrastructure
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Cytomegalovirus / isolation & purification
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Cytomegalovirus / physiology*
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Cytomegalovirus Infections / complications
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Cytomegalovirus Infections / microbiology
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Cytomegalovirus Infections / pathology*
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Encephalitis / etiology
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Encephalitis / microbiology*
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Encephalitis / pathology
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Female
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Hodgkin Disease / complications
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Hodgkin Disease / microbiology
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Hodgkin Disease / pathology*
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Humans
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Immunohistochemistry
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Microscopy, Electron
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Middle Aged
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Necrosis