Solitary hypothalamopituitary toxoplasmosis abscess in a patient with AIDS

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2011 Jun-Jul;32(6):E105-6. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A2139. Epub 2010 May 27.

Abstract

Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by an obligate intracellular protozoal parasite, Toxoplasma gondii. It is the most common cause of focal brain lesions in patients with AIDS. The imaging features and endocrine disorders of CNS toxoplasmosis in patients with AIDS are reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Adult
  • Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Brain / pathology
  • Brain Abscess / complications*
  • Brain Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Brain Abscess / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / complications*
  • Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / diagnosis
  • Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / drug therapy

Substances

  • Antiprotozoal Agents