title: Non Tuberculous Mycobacteria and toxoplasma co-infection of the central nervous system in a patient with AIDS.
abstract: New-onset seizures are frequent manifestations in patients infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). We describe the clinical and radiological findings in an 25yr old AIDS patient presenting with new onset seizures as the primary manifestation of cerebral toxoplasmosis and Non Tuberculous Mycobacterial [NTM] co-infection. Cranial computed tomography showed a subtle ventricular dilatation whereas magnetic resonance imaging disclosed prominent temporal horn. Toxoplasma tachyzoites and rapidly growing mycobacteria were recovered from CSF. Seizures were complex partial in nature and refractory to antiepileptic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Medical College Kolkata, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. medicopartha@gmail.com
authors.forename: Partha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sardar
authors.forename: Dipanjan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
authors.forename: Deeptarka
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: Pradipta
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guha
authors.forename: Goutam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guha
authors.forename: Amit Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Banerjee
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016781:Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis