Korean J Infect Dis.
2002 Oct;34(5):337-340.
A Case of Toxoplasmic Encephalitis in an Advanced AIDS Patient
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. dhyeon@chonnam.ac.kr
- 2Department of Clinical Pathology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
Abstract
- Toxoplasmic encephalitis (TE) is the most common cause of opportunistic central nervous system infection in advanced acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients. The incidence of TE has fallen markedly after the availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy and cotrimoxazole chemoprophylaxis. TE linked to AIDS is a rare entity in Korea, but we must consider TE in the differential diagnosis of the opportunistic infections in AIDS patients. We report a case of toxoplasmic encephalitis in an advanced AIDS patient presenting as progressive right facial palsy.
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