Toxoplasmosis cerebral en paciente VIH / Cerebral toxoplasmosis in HIV patient
INSPILIP
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2(2): 1-8, jul.-dic. 2018.
Artículo
en Español
| LILACS
| ID: biblio-982030
ABSTRACT
The epidemic associated with infection by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is one of the main health problems in the world, about one million people died as a result of infection related to it; according to the statistical data of 2016 the number of infected persons was 36,7 million, 34,5 million were adults and 2,1 million children (under 15 years), it was calculated for 2016 that there were about 1,8 million of new HIV infections.Toxoplasma encephalitis (ET) is a zoonosis of global distribution is one of the most frequent opportunistic diseases in patients with immunosuppression by HIV. Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan, which infects the human being through the intake of raw or undercooked meat. The following is the report of a case of a 25-year-old patient with a recent diagnosis of HIV infection, who went to the emergency room for generalized headache of moderate intensity, which did not yield to the administration of medications, was accompanied by drowsiness, paresthesia of the tongue and left hemicara.
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Asunto principal:
Salud Pública
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VIH
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Toxoplasmosis Cerebral
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Epidemias
Idioma:
Español
Revista:
INSPILIP
Asunto de la revista:
InovaÆo
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Sa£de P£blica
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Ecuador
Institución/País de afiliación:
Hospital General Norte de Los Ceibos (IESS)/EC
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Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil/EC
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Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil/EC
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