Ventriculitis: a rare case of primary cerebral toxoplasmosis in AIDS patient and literature review.
Cerebral toxoplasmosis remains the most important neurological opportunistic infection and the most common cause of intracerebral mass lesion in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We report a case of an adult AIDS patient with an atypical pattern of toxoplasma encephalitis, presenting with ventriculitis and obstructive hydrocephalus without any focal parenchymal lesion.
Service of Infectious Diseases, Eduardo de Menezes Hospital, Brazil. gcota@ufmg.br
Gláucia Fernandes
GF
Cota
Elisa Caroline Pereira
EC
Assad
Paulo Pereira
PP
Christo
Alexandre Varella
AV
Giannetti
José Augusto Malheiros Dos
JA
Santos Filho
Marcelo Antonio Pascoal
MA
Xavier
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016781:Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy