Cerebral toxoplasmosis in an HIV positive patient.

Abstract

Summary:

Cerebral toxoplasmosis is the main opportunistic infection of the central nervous system in highly immuno-compromised subjects.Usually, it is a reactivation of brain cysts that have remained latent. It occurs mostly in HIV-infected patients with CD4 counts below 100 cells/mm3.The classic clinical presentation of this infection is a febrile tumor syndrome.We report a case of cerebral toxoplasmosis leading to the diagnosis of AIDS through which the authors describe the clinical, radiological and therapeutic aspects of this potentially serious condition.