Open AccessCerebral Toxoplasmosis in HIV/AIDS: A case report
Author(s) -
George Bedu-Addo
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
west african journal of medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0189-160X
DOI - 10.4314/wajm.v25i3.28290
Subject(s) - medicine , toxoplasmosis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , computed tomography , pediatrics , aids related opportunistic infections , epilepsy , opportunistic infection , radiology , surgery , sida , pathology , immunology , viral disease , psychiatry
This is a case of HIV infection with cerebral toxoplasmosis. Cerebral toxoplasmosis is an AIDS- related infection and is one of the causes of CNS mass lesions in AIDS. A 36-year-old male was admitted at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) for a week. He had focal seizures for which he was treated as an "epileptic" with herbal preparations. A computerized tomography (CT) head scan revealed the characteristic scan findings in CNS toxoplasmosis.