Disseminated toxoplasmosis in a patient with undiagnosed AIDS

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2009 Jan;22(1):20-2. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2009.11928463.

Abstract

Approximately 60% of deaths in patients with AIDS are a direct result of infection other than HIV. The more severe and life-threatening complications of HIV infection occur in patients with a CD4(+) T cell count <200 cells/μL. In the absence of effective retroviral therapy, these infections are associated with a high mortality. We describe a case of disseminated toxoplasmosis discovered at autopsy in a patient with undiagnosed AIDS.