Third nerve palsy as a presenting sign of acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
The case of a 29-year-old former parenteral drug abuser who presented with a 3rd nerve palsy and contralateral ataxia is reported. The patient was found to have a positive HLTV-III titer and acquired immune deficiency syndrome was diagnosed. Computed tomography demonstrated two ring-enhancing lesions in the brain which were presumed to be due to Toxoplasma gondii.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D006678:HIV / Q000276:immunology; D015483:HIV Antibodies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014126:Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / Q000175:diagnosis
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D015483:HIV Antibodies