Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-Driven Transformation: An Uncommon Cause of a Central Nervous System Pseudotumor
María Fernanda Tejada-Pineda1, Irma Hoyo-Ulloa2, Luis Alberto Ortega-Porcayo1
1Neurological Surgery, ABC Medical Center, Mexico City, MEX.
Abstract:
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.
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