title: Glioblastoma Multiforme in an HIV-Infected Patient: An Unexpected Diagnosis.
abstract: We reported a case of glioblastoma multiforme in a 42-year-old female patient with HIV infection, who had a rapid progression to AIDS. She was diagnosed with an intracerebral mass and treated as neurotoxoplasmosis with improvement in the first week of therapy. On the fourth week she had a clinical worsening evolving to death, receiving the diagnosis at necropsy.
authors.affiliation: Tropical Medicine Foundation Dr Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil victoliveira@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Victor Costa Morais de
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Getulio Vargas, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
authors.forename: Thalita
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Getulio Vargas, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luiz Carlos Lima
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: Tropical Medicine Foundation Dr Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
authors.forename: Márcia Melo
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Damian
authors.affiliation: Tropical Medicine Foundation Dr Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vera Márcia Fonseca Queiroz
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Tropical Medicine Foundation Dr Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
authors.forename: José Ribamar
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.affiliation: Tropical Medicine Foundation Dr Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
authors.forename: Izabella Picinin
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Safe
authors.affiliation: University Nilton Lins, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rajendranath
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramasawmy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005909:Glioblastoma; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans
keywords: AIDS; HIV; glioblastoma; intracerebral mass