PROGRESSIVE CYTOMEGALOVIRUS-ENCEPHALITIS DURING SUCCESSFUL THERAPY OF CYTOMEGALOVIRUS-RETINITIS WITH GANCICLOVIR IN AN AIDS-PATIENT

被引:6
作者
EWIG, S
BIERHOFF, E
LUSTER, W
STEUDEL, A
NIESE, D
机构
[1] UNIV BONN,INST PATHOL,W-5300 BONN 1,GERMANY
[2] UNIV BONN,RADIOL KLIN,W-5300 BONN 1,GERMANY
来源
KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT | 1991年 / 69卷 / 10期
关键词
AIDS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS RETINITIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; GANCICLOVIR; PHARMACOKINETICS;
D O I
10.1007/BF01666835
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We describe a case of an HIV-infected intravenous drug-abuser who died of progressive cytomegalovirus encephalitis despite successful treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis with ganciclovir. On autopsy, complete remission of retinitis and widespread cytomegalovirus-encephalitis could be demonstrated. Therapeutic failure therefore seems attributable to insufficient CNS-distribution of ganciclovir rather than to ganciclovir-resistant cytomegalovirus strains.
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页码:449 / 453
页数:5
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