Toxoplasmic Encephalitis in Patient with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.

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Toxoplasmic Encephalitis in Patient with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.

Brain Tumor Res Treat. 2017 Apr;5(1):34-36

Authors: Lee SB, Lee TG

Abstract
Toxoplasmic encephalitis (TE) is an opportunistic infection found in immunocompromised patients and TE related cerebral mass lesion is often reported in acquired immunodeficiency acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients. However, incidence of TE related AIDS in Korea is still rare and is unfamiliar to neurosurgeons. Differential diagnosis is needed to rule out other brain lesions. A 39-year-old man visited the emergency room with rapid progressive left hemiparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a ring-enhanced mass lesion in his right frontal lobe. Human immunodeficiency virus and Toxoplasma gondii immunoglobulin G were tested positive by a serologic test. We report here a rare case of patient with TE related AIDS.

PMID: 28516077 [PubMed]

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