ArticleBMJ case reports2013
Is it toxoplasma encephalitis, HIV encephalopathy or brain tuberculoma?
Article in BMJ case reports, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Toxoplasmosis and tuberculosis: brain lesions in HIV/AIDS differentiated by response to therapy.BMJ case reports · 2021Article
- A Review on the Prevalence ofInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
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Abstract
A 31-year-old Malaysian man was presented with an episode of seizures by the roadside, after having been recently diagnosed as HIV positive accompanied with miliary tuberculosis. On physical examination, he was oriented to person, but not to time or place. There was no neck stiffness or papilloedema. The other systemic examination was unremarkable. Chest examination revealed crepitations at the upper zone of the right lung. After diagnosis suspicion, the case was confirmed as toxoplasma encephalitis by MRI and serological tests. Patient was treated with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole 480-2400 mg/day with folinic acid supplement for 60 days. Two months later, a repeat brain MRI showed resolution of the cerebral lesions.
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