[Cerebral toxoplasmosis revealing a neuro-Aids]

ABSTRACT

Cerebral infection to toxoplasmosis is an opportunist infection. Its radiological aspect is not specific. It concernes male patient of 38 years old, treated from Crohn disease since three months, who was presented by infectious intracranial hypertension syndrome, symptomatic treatment was prescribed. In front his clinical aggravation, a multiple intracranial MRI was done, which showed a miliary encephalitis. Tubercolous origin was thought of and the patient received an anti-tubercolous treatment. Secondary, stereotaxic biopsy and biological study showed an advanced stage of toxoplasmosis infection reveals to a neuro-Aids. Through this observation, the authors paid an attention to think always in the eventuality of neuro-Aids in front of cases of miliary encephalitis