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Neurological cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections especially extensive longitudinal myelitis are extremely rare in immunocompetent adults. However, we hereby report a case of cervical, thoracic, and lumbosacral myelitis caused by CMV infection in a healthy adult patient. The patient was treated properly and had a good outcome. The etiopathogenesis and the prognostic factors for this affection are not well established and are still being debated by authors. Further clinical data would contribute to a better understanding of this pathology in order to provide a better prognosis.
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Ben Dhia, R., Aissi, M., Mhiri, M. et al. Extensive longitudinal myelitis due to cytomegalovirus infection. J. Neurovirol. 27, 787–790 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13365-021-01006-7
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