Solitary hypothalamopituitary toxoplasmosis abscess in a patient with AIDS.
Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by an obligate intracellular protozoal parasite, Toxoplasma gondii. It is the most common cause of focal brain lesions in patients with AIDS. The imaging features and endocrine disorders of CNS toxoplasmosis in patients with AIDS are reviewed.
Departments of Radiology, Antoine Beclere Hospital, Clamart, France. legrand.lau@gmail.com
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016781:Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents