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AI InsightThe patient was identified human immunodeficiency virus positive while he was under investigation for cerebral mass lesion, The patient has fully recovered by antiprotozoal and antiretroviral therapy.
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Abstract
Toxoplasmic encephalitis is an opportunistic infection, which develops as a result of reactivation of the latent tissue cysts of Toxoplasma gondii in patients with reduced CD4+ T lymphocytes. Amongst patients with human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, toxoplasmic encephalitis is one of the leading causes of the intracerebral involvement. In this report, we present a toxoplasmic encephalitis case, who has admitted with neurological symptoms and fever. The patient was identified human immunodeficiency virus positive while he was under investigation for cerebral mass lesion, The patient has fully recovered by antiprotozoal and antiretroviral therapy.
Özet
Toksoplazma ensefaliti CD4+ T lenfosit sayısı azalmış olan hastalarda, Toxoplasma gondii’nin latent halde bulunan doku kistlerinin reaktivasyonu ile ortaya çıkan fırsatçı bir enfeksiyondur. Toksoplazma ensefaliti, insan immün yetmezlik virüsü enfeksiyonu ve kazanılmış immün yetmezlik sendromu olan hastalarda, santral sinir sistemi tutulumunun başta gelen nedenlerindendir. Bu yazıda , ateş ve nörolojik bulgularla başvuran, radyolojik incelemeler sonucunda saptanan serebral kitlenin etiyolojisi araştırılırken immün yetmezlik virüsü enfeksiyonu tanısı konan ve antiretroviral ve antiprotozoal tedavi ile tam iyileşme sağlanan bir toksoplazma ensefaliti olgusu sunulmuştur.