Tumefactive Demyelination—An Unusual Neurological Presentation of HIV | Zendy

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Tumefactive Demyelination—An Unusual Neurological Presentation of HIV

Author(s) -

Alison Uriel,

Rachael Stow,

Leann Johnson,

Anoop Varma,

Daniel du Plessis,

F Gray,

Amit Herwadkar,

Jeremy Holland,

Penny Lewthwaite,

E. Brooks Wilkins

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/656812

Subject(s) - medicine , brain biopsy , magnetic resonance imaging , pathology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , presentation (obstetrics) , biopsy , radiology , virology

We describe 3 individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus with unusual focal brain syndromes; magnetic resonance imaging revealed "open-ring" pattern space occupying lesions. After deterioration while the patients were receiving anti-Toxoplasma therapy, brain biopsy was performed, which revealed aggressive demyelination consistent with tumefactive demyelination. Treatment with high-dose steroids resulted in complete recovery in all cases.

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