Case Report: Calcified Cerebral Toxoplasmosis Associated with Perilesional Edema in People Living with HIV/AIDS: Case Series of a Presentation Mimicking Neurocysticercosis

Perilesional edema, associated or not with neurological manifestations, is a well-characterized finding in cases of calcified neurocysticercosis. There are no previous reports of HIV-related calcified toxoplasmosis that mimics this presentation of neurocysticercosis. We report on five patients, four...

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Published inThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
Main Authors Vidal, José E, Rivero, René L M, Dos Santos, Sigrid de Sousa, Guedes, Bruno F, Gomes, Hélio R, de Oliveira, Augusto C Penalva, Garcia, Hector H
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published 07.03.2022
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Summary:Perilesional edema, associated or not with neurological manifestations, is a well-characterized finding in cases of calcified neurocysticercosis. There are no previous reports of HIV-related calcified toxoplasmosis that mimics this presentation of neurocysticercosis. We report on five patients, four of them with new-onset neurological manifestations, who showed brain calcifications associated with perilesional edema. All cases had a history of HIV-related toxoplasmosis and current virological and immunological control of HIV infection. Similar to neurocysticercosis, brain calcified toxoplasmosis may cause perilesional edema and symptoms in people living with HIV/AIDS.
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ISSN:1476-1645
DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.21-1175