Ventriculitis: a rare case of primary cerebral toxoplasmosis in AIDS patient and literature review
Braz. j. infect. dis
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12(1): 101-104, Feb. 2008. ilus
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in English
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ABSTRACT
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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Main subject:
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
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Encephalitis
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Hydrocephalus
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Eduardo de Menezes Hospital/BR
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Federal University of Minas Gerais/BR
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