Ventriculitis: a rare case of primary cerebral toxoplasmosis in AIDS patient and literature review

Cerebral toxoplasmosis remains the most important neurological opportunistic infection and the most common cause of intracerebral mass lesion in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We report a case of an adult AIDS patient with an atypical pattern of toxoplasma encephalitis, pre...

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Published inThe Brazilian journal of infectious diseases Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 101 - 104
Main Authors Cota, Gláucia Fernandes, Assad, Elisa Caroline Pereira, Christo, Paulo Pereira, Giannetti, Alexandre Varella, Santos Filho, José Augusto Malheiros Dos, Xavier, Marcelo Antonio Pascoal
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Brazil Contexto 01.02.2008
Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
Elsevier
Subjects
Adult
AIDS
AIDS patients
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - complications
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - diagnosis
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - drug therapy
Care and treatment
Case studies
Cerebral toxoplasmosis
Diagnosis
Encephalitis - diagnosis
Encephalitis - parasitology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health aspects
Humans
hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus - diagnosis
Hydrocephalus - parasitology
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical examination
Risk factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Toxoplasma
Toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral - complications
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral - diagnosis
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral - drug therapy
ventriculitis
Brazil
AIDS
hydrocephalus
ventriculitis
Cerebral toxoplasmosis
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Summary:Cerebral toxoplasmosis remains the most important neurological opportunistic infection and the most common cause of intracerebral mass lesion in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We report a case of an adult AIDS patient with an atypical pattern of toxoplasma encephalitis, presenting with ventriculitis and obstructive hydrocephalus without any focal parenchymal lesion.
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ISSN:1413-8670
1678-4391
1678-4391
DOI:10.1590/S1413-86702008000100022