Multiple tuberculous brain abscesses in an HIV-infected patient successfully treated with HAART and antituberculous treatment.
Tuberculous brain abscesses (TBA) are an unusual clinical presentation of central nervous system tuberculosis occurring extremely infrequently in developed countries, and almost always in immunocompromised patients. Before the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), TBA were associated with a high mortality rate in AIDS patients. We describe an HIV-infected patient presenting with multiple TBA who recovered completely with a combination of HAART and anti-tuberculous treatment.
Bottieau
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Dept. of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat 155, B-2000 Antwerp, Belgium. ebottieau@poliklin.itg.be
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Florence
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Colebunders
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006678:HIV / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D020306:Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000995:Antitubercular Agents