[The value of cerebral biopsy in patients with AIDS and extensive cerebral lesions].
We performed cerebral biopsy in 4 patients with AIDS and evidence of expanding intracerebral lesions. Three patients had cerebral toxoplasmosis and the fourth had Chagas encephalitis. No patient developed complications. We feel that cerebral biopsy is warranted and safe in patients with AIDS and intracerebral lesions of uncertain origin.
Torrealba
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Departamento de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Medicina Interna y Radiología, Escuela de Medicina, P. Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago.
Acuña
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Tagle
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Tapia
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Huete
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D015526:AIDS Dementia Complex / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003399:Craniotomy; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016781:Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology
Valor de la biopsia cerebral en pacientes con SIDA y lesiones expansivas cerebrales.