title: Brain abscesses in HIV-positive patients due to Pneumocystis jiroveci.
abstract: Cerebral toxoplasmosis is common in AIDS patients; however, pneumocystosis of the brain is rarely documented. We report a patient with AIDS hospitalized for brain abscesses. Stereotactic brain biopsy with immunofluorescence staining was positive for Pneumocystis jiroveci. The patient received high doses of cotrimoxazole and had a favorable clinical course.
authors.affiliation: 1Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Roy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nasnas
authors.forename: Marc Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Matta
authors.forename: Gilbert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: El Helou
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rizk
authors.forename: Dolla Karam
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Sarkis
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moussa
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016720:Pneumocystis Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D045363:Pneumocystis carinii / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination