Open AccessAcute confusional state: A manifestation of toxoplasma and CMV co-infection in HIV patient
Author(s) -
Waqas Jehangir,
Romil Sareen,
Shuvendu Sen,
Nazar Raoof,
Abdalla Yousif
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.143290
Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , virology , intensive care medicine , immunology
When dealing with a patient with HIV that presents with an altered mental status, there are various infections and disease etiologies a physician has to rule out that may play a role in complicating the inherent complex nature of HIV. Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) affect a large part of the world's population and lead to a varied and broad symptomatology depending upon the severity of HIV, the CD4 count and how early the infection is diagnosed.