Title
Intramedullary toxoplasmosis in HIV-tuberculosis co-infected patient
Date Issued
01 February 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
research article
Abstract
The most common clinical presentation of Toxoplasma gondii in HIV patients is encephalitis; however, the intramedullary involvement has been reported in a few cases. We report a case of intramedullary toxoplasmosis in a female patient diagnosed with HIV/tuberculosis co-infection, and history of poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy. The patient developed subacute paraparesis with compromise of sensory function and urinary sphincter. The nuclear magnetic resonance evaluation showed a single intramedullary ring-enhanced lesion at the T-8 level which was solved after an anti-Toxoplasma therapy with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.
Start page
77
End page
80
Volume
34
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Enfermedades infecciosas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85016062265
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Chilena de Infectologia
ISSN of the container
07161018
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