Mental Disorders and Treatment

CMV Encephalitis with Brain Stem Involvement without Evidence of CMVRetinitis two Weeks after Initiation of Art

Abstract

Saeed Kalantari

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is DNA virus that can cause end-organ disease in patients with advanced immunosuppression end-organ disease in patients with advanced immunosuppression In HIV-infected persons, CMV can infect the GI tract, liver, lung, and nervous system We report rare case of an HIV-infected patient who presented with CMV encephalitis with brain stem involvement without evidence of CMV retinitis two weeks after initiation of ART.