Ventriculitis: a rare case of primary cerebral toxoplasmosis in AIDS patient and literature review

Braz J Infect Dis. 2008 Feb;12(1):101-4. doi: 10.1590/s1413-86702008000100022.

Abstract

Cerebral toxoplasmosis remains the most important neurological opportunistic infection and the most common cause of intracerebral mass lesion in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We report a case of an adult AIDS patient with an atypical pattern of toxoplasma encephalitis, presenting with ventriculitis and obstructive hydrocephalus without any focal parenchymal lesion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / complications*
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
  • Adult
  • Encephalitis / diagnosis
  • Encephalitis / parasitology*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / diagnosis
  • Hydrocephalus / parasitology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / complications*
  • Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / diagnosis
  • Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / drug therapy