Ventriculitis: a rare case of primary cerebral toxoplasmosis in AIDS patient and literature review

Cerebral toxoplasmosis remains the most important neurological opportunistic infection and the most common cause of intracerebral mass lesion in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We report a case of an adult AIDS patient with an atypical pattern of toxoplasma encephalitis, pre...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases 2008-02, Vol.12 (1), p.101-104
Hauptverfasser: Cota, Gláucia Fernandes, Assad, Elisa Caroline Pereira, Christo, Paulo Pereira, Giannetti, Alexandre Varella, Santos Filho, José Augusto Malheiros Dos, Xavier, Marcelo Antonio Pascoal
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Zusammenfassung:Cerebral toxoplasmosis remains the most important neurological opportunistic infection and the most common cause of intracerebral mass lesion in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We report a case of an adult AIDS patient with an atypical pattern of toxoplasma encephalitis, presenting with ventriculitis and obstructive hydrocephalus without any focal parenchymal lesion.
ISSN:1413-8670
1678-4391
1678-4391
DOI:10.1590/S1413-86702008000100022