Toxoplasmic Encephalitis in Patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Toxoplasmic Encephalitis in Patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Four patients, all males aged 40-64 years, presented with toxoplasmic encephalitis associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection manifesting as nonspecific neurological deficits such as epilepsy or hemiparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging showed single or multiple lesions with ring enh...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neurologia medico-chirurgica 2000, Vol.40 (2), p.120-123
Hauptverfasser: Susumu NAKAZAKI, Naokatsu SAEKI, Seiro ITOH, Katsunobu OSATO, Osamu WATANABE, Norikazu HAMADA, Hiromitsu MITSUHASHI, Hideo SHIN, Ichirou KIUCHI, Chizuko KOBAYASHI, Akihiko YANO, Akira YAMAURA
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Zusammenfassung:Four patients, all males aged 40-64 years, presented with toxoplasmic encephalitis associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection manifesting as nonspecific neurological deficits such as epilepsy or hemiparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging showed single or multiple lesions with ring enhancement, mimicking metastatic brain tumor or brain abscess. Marked eosinophilia was noted in three patients. Two patients who received anti-toxoplasma chemotherapy in the early stage had a good outcome.
ISSN:0470-8105