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KMID : 1148020180430010041
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조선대학교의대논문집
2018 Volume.43 No. 1 p.41 ~ p.44
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Toxoplasmic Encephalitis in a Patient with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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Sul Hyoung
Yoon Na-Ra
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Abstract
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Toxoplasmosis is a rare but fatal opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patients such as acquired immunodeficien-cy syndrome. We report a case of toxoplasmic encephalitis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). A 44-year-old Thai male presented with loss of consciousness from a day ago and fever from 14 days ago. A magnetic reso-nance imaging scan of the brain revealed multiple, variable sized ring-enhancing lesions in the cerebral hemispheres. Toxo-plasma gondii immunoglobulin G antibody was tested positive by a serologic test. We diagnosed the patient as toxoplasmic encephalitis and he received pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine. We report here a rare case of patient with toxoplasmic enceph-alitis.
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KEYWORD
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Human immunodeficiency virus, Acquired immunodefuciency syndrome, Toxoplasma gondii, Encephalitis, Toxoplasmosis
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