Cerebral toxoplasmosis in HIV/AIDS: a case report.
This is a case of HIV infection with cerebral toxoplasmosis. Cerebral toxoplasmosis is an AIDS- related infection and is one of the causes of CNS mass lesions in AIDS. A 36-year-old male was admitted at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) for a week. He had focal seizures for which he was treated as an "epileptic" with herbal preparations. A computerized tomography (CT) head scan revealed the characteristic scan findings in CNS toxoplasmosis.
Bedu-Addo
George
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Department of Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, School of Medical Sciences/Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, P.O. Box 1934 Kumasi, Ghana. gba@africaonline.com.gh
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016781:Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / Q000175:diagnosis*