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Biomédica (Bogotá) ; 37(4): 444-451, oct.-dic. 2017. tab, graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-888488

ABSTRACT

Resumen El citomegalovirus (CMV) es uno de los microorganismos oportunistas con mayor prevalencia en pacientes inmunocomprometidos, aunque su reactivación ha descendido después de la introducción de la terapia antirretroviral altamente activa (Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, HAART). En las coinfecciones, la encefalitis se ha reportado como una de las condiciones más frecuentes. Se presenta el caso de un paciente adulto joven con infección por virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (HIV) que tuvo un rápido deterioro neurológico evidenciado en síntomas y signos clínicos clásicos del síndrome de Wernicke-Korsakoff y que no presentaba factores de riesgo para deficiencia de tiamina. En las imágenes de la resonancia magnética cerebral, se detectaron hallazgos típicos del síndrome, y se identificó citomegalovirus (CMV) en el líquido cefalorraquídeo. Con el tratamiento específico para el CMV, se logró el control de los síntomas, aunque hubo secuelas neurológicas que mejoraron. Este es uno de los pocos casos reportados a nivel mundial de síndrome de Wernicke secundario a encefalitis por citomegalovirus.


Abstract Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the opportunistic microorganisms with the highest prevalence in immunocompromised patients. Reactivation has decreased after the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Encephalitis has been reported in the coinfection as one of the most frequent presentations. We present the case of a young adult patient with HIV infection and rapid neurological deterioration due to classic clinical symptoms and signs of the Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, with no risk factors for thiamine deficiency, with images by nuclear magnetic resonance typical of the syndrome, and identification of cytomegalovirus in cerebrospinal fluid. The specific treatment for CMV managed to control the symptoms with neurological sequelae in progression towards improvement. This is one of the few cases reported in the literature of Wernicke syndrome secondary to cytomegalovirus encephalitis.


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Adult , Humans , Male , AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/complications , Cytomegalovirus Infections/complications , Encephalitis, Viral/complications , Korsakoff Syndrome/etiology , Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use , Respiratory Insufficiency/etiology , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Tracheostomy , Gastrostomy , Deglutition Disorders/surgery , Deglutition Disorders/etiology , Ganciclovir/therapeutic use , Cerebrospinal Fluid/virology , AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/drug therapy , AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/virology , Cytomegalovirus Infections/cerebrospinal fluid , Cytomegalovirus Infections/drug therapy , Encephalitis, Viral/cerebrospinal fluid , Encephalitis, Viral/drug therapy , Abducens Nerve Diseases/etiology , Cytomegalovirus/isolation & purification , Diplopia/etiology , Latent Tuberculosis/complications
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