Fatal disseminated toxoplasmosis during primary HIV infection.
Toxoplasmosis is a well recognized manifestation of AIDS, but the disseminated disease is a rare condition and it has not been associated to HIV seroconversion to our knowledge. We describe a fatal episode of disseminated T. gondii acute infection with massive organ involvement during primary HIV infection. The serological data demonstrate primary T. gondii infection. The avidity index for HIV antibodies supports recent HIV-1 infection.
Signorini
Liana
L
Istituto di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Italy.
Gulletta
Maurizio
M
Coppini
Davide
D
Donzelli
Carla
C
Stellini
Roberto
R
Manca
Nino
N
Carosi
Giampiero
G
Matteelli
Alberto
A
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000401:mortality / Q000469:parasitology*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000469:parasitology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000276:immunology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*
D015483:HIV Antibodies