title: [Cerebral abscess caused by Toxoplasma gondii and AIDS. Report of a case with anatomo-pathological study].
abstract: We report a 47 year old woman that presented to the hospital with an intracranial hypertension syndrome, a right hemiparesis and a several months history of progressive malaise and behavioral disturbances. During the hospital stay, positive HIV antibodies were detected and CAT scan showed a profound left parietal rounded hypodense lesion. The patient died 21 days after admission and the postmortem pathological study showed a deep abscess in the left basal ganglia, with recognizable Toxoplasma gondii trophozoites.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciencias Neurológicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile (Campus Oriente), Santiago de Chile.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ferrer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cárdenas
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cartier
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Absceso cerebral por Toxoplasma gondii y SIDA. A propósito de un caso con estudio anatomo-patológico.