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KMID : 1035520170050010034
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Brain Tumor Research and Treatment : BTRT
2017 Volume.5 No. 1 p.34 ~ p.36
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Toxoplasmic Encephalitis in Patient with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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Lee Sang-Bok
Lee Tae-Gyu
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Abstract
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Toxoplasmic encephalitis (TE) is an opportunistic infection found in immunocompromised patients and TE related cerebral mass lesion is often reported in acquired immunodeficiency acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients. However, incidence of TE related AIDS in Korea is still rare and is unfamiliar to neurosurgeons. Differential diagnosis is needed to rule out other brain lesions. A 39-year-old man visited the emergency room with rapid progressive left hemiparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a ring-enhanced mass lesion in his right frontal lobe. Human immunodeficiency virus and Toxoplasma gondii immunoglobulin G were tested positive by a serologic test. We report here a rare case of patient with TE related AIDS.
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KEYWORD
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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, Encephalitis, Toxoplasmosis
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