2 CASES OF CYTOMEGALOVIRUS-INFECTION REVEALED BY HEARING-LOSS IN HIV-INFECTED PATIENTS

Neurological complications are particularly common during HIV infectio n. Among various opportunistic diseases, cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the most frequent causes of central and peripheral neurological man ifestations. Previously, there have been several reports of cranial ne rve infection by CMV, but to our knowledge, no cases of auditory nerve involvement have been described. We report two cases in which CMV inf ection was revealed by involvement of the VIIIth cranial nerves. Cytom egalovirus (CMV) infection is frequent in severely immunodeficient pat ients infected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The main targets of CMV are the retina, gastrointestinal tract and central nervous sys tem. We describe two cases in which neurologic CMV infection was revea led by hearing loss.