| Toxoplasma encephalitis in a HIV patient: unusual involvement of the corpus callosum. | |
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PMID: 9491308 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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In patients with acquired immuno-deficiency syndrome, the differential diagnosis between primary brain lymphoma and toxoplasma encephalitis is not radiologically always straightforward, especially in the presence of a solitary cerebral lesion. In this context, involvement of the corpus callosum is almost exclusively associated with primary brain lymphoma. We describe here an HIV-infected patient who presented with a single and large cerebral lesion affecting the corpus callosum, suggestive of primary brain lymphoma on MRI-scan but who nonetheless responded clinically and radiologically to an anti-toxoplasma drug trial confirming the diagnosis of toxoplasma encephalitis. |
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Authors:
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F Supiot; M P Guillaume; N Hermanus; N Telerman-Toppet; R Karmali |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Clinical neurology and neurosurgery Volume: 99 ISSN: 0303-8467 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Neurol Neurosurg Publication Date: 1997 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-05-21 Completed Date: 1998-05-21 Revised Date: 2009-10-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7502039 Medline TA: Clin Neurol Neurosurg Country: NETHERLANDS |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 287-90 Citation Subset: IM; X |
Affiliation:
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Department of Neurology, Brugmann Hospital, Free University of Brussels (ULB), Belgium. |
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Adult Animals Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use Brain Neoplasms / complications, pathology* Corpus Callosum / pathology* Diagnosis, Differential Encephalitis / complications, drug therapy, etiology* HIV Seropositivity / complications* Humans Lymphoma / complications, pathology* Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pyrimethamine / therapeutic use Sulfadiazine / therapeutic use Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / complications* |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Anti-Infective Agents; 58-14-0/Pyrimethamine; 68-35-9/Sulfadiazine |
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