Fatal automobile crash caused by cerebral toxoplasmosis.
An unusual case of cerebral toxoplasmosis leading to a fatal vehicular crash is presented. Massive intracerebral hemorrhage, a rare complication of cerebral toxoplasmosis in persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), caused sudden onset of increased intracranial pressure that led to loss of control of the vehicle and an ensuing fatal traffic crash.
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Dade County Medical Examiner Department, Miami, Florida 33136-1133, USA.
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016781:Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology