title: BRAIN ABSCESS DUE TO Staphylococcus aureus OF CRYPTOGENIC SOURCE IN AN HIV-1 INFECTED PATIENT IN USE OF ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY.
abstract: The spectrum of neurological complications associated with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection is broad. The most frequent etiologies include primary diseases (caused by HIV itself) or secondary diseases (opportunistic infections or neoplasms). Despite these conditions, HIV-infected patients are susceptible to other infections observed in patients without HIV infection. Here we report a rare case of a brain abscess caused by Staphylococcus aureus in an HIV-infected patient. After drainage of the abscess and treatment with oxacilin, the patient had a favorable outcome. This case reinforces the importance of a timely neurosurgical procedure that supported adequate management of an unusual cause of expansive brain lesions in HIV-1 infected patients.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Anna Paula Romero de
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mara Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Pappalardo
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dantas
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Diogo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lins
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: José Ernesto
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Vidal
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D000368:Aged; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed