Table 5.
Brain disease in patients infected with HIV
|
Illness |
n |
% in total autopsied brains |
|---|---|---|
| (n = 172) | ||
| Any illness |
85 |
49.4% |
| Cytomegalovirus infection |
45 |
26.1% |
| Malignant lymphoma |
26 |
15.1% |
| HIV encephalopathy |
21 |
12.2% |
| Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy |
8 |
4.7% |
| Toxoplasmosis |
8 |
4.7% |
| Non-tuberculous mycobacterium infection |
4 |
2.3% |
|
Aspergillus infection |
2 |
1.2% |
| Varicella zoster virus infection |
2 |
1.2% |
| Herpes simplex virus infection |
1 |
0.6% |
| Glioblastoma |
1 |
0.6% |
| Candida infection | 1 | 0.6% |
Because more than one illness was detected in patients, the numbers of all illness are greater than the total number.