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 |
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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. |
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ISSN: | 1413-8670 1678-4391 1678-4391 |
DOI: | 10.1590/S1413-86702008000100022 |