Cytomegalovirus-associated encephalomyelitis in an immunocompetent adult: a two-stage attack of direct viral and delayed immune-mediated invasions. case report

BACKGROUND: It is clinically rare to find cytomegalovirus (CMV)-associated encephalomyelitis in immunocompetent adults. Here, we present the case of an adult patient who developed acute transverse myelitis that was followed by immune-mediated disseminated encephalomyelitis. CASE PRESENTATION: A 38-y...

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Published in:BMC Neurol
Main Authors: Daida, Kensuke, Ishiguro, Yuta, Eguchi, Hiroto, Machida, Yutaka, Hattori, Nobutaka, Miwa, Hideto
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5114834/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27855658
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-016-0761-6
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