1987
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1987.36.509
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Toxoplasma Encephalitis in Patients with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: Diagnosis and Response to Therapy

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“…Imaging analyses such as cranial computed tomography and magnetic resonance are of great value, demonstrating isodense or hypodense, single or multiple lesions with a mass effect, and taking up the contrast dye in a ring-like or nodular manner in more than 90% of cases. Such findings are highly suggestive of toxoplasmosis reactivation granuloma, but are not pathognomonic (Figueiredo et al 1983, Wanke et al 1987, Luft & Remington 1988. The serological pattern found in these patients is similar to that observed for the general population with inactive infection.…”
Section: Opportunistic Disease Caused By Toxoplasma Gondiisupporting
confidence: 53%
“…Imaging analyses such as cranial computed tomography and magnetic resonance are of great value, demonstrating isodense or hypodense, single or multiple lesions with a mass effect, and taking up the contrast dye in a ring-like or nodular manner in more than 90% of cases. Such findings are highly suggestive of toxoplasmosis reactivation granuloma, but are not pathognomonic (Figueiredo et al 1983, Wanke et al 1987, Luft & Remington 1988. The serological pattern found in these patients is similar to that observed for the general population with inactive infection.…”
Section: Opportunistic Disease Caused By Toxoplasma Gondiisupporting
confidence: 53%
“…In some cases, especially in AIDS patients, these effects force discontinuation of therapy, leading to an almost inevitable relapse which frequently will not respond to the same therapy again (Haverkos, 1987;Wanke et al, 1987). Thus, there is an urgent need for alternative safer therapy for this disease.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A apresentação clínica, a análise do líquor e os resultados dos estudos radiológicos, podem se confundir com os de outras patologias que acometem o SNC destes pacientes. O diagnóstico etiológico definitivo de tais lesões pode requerer técnicas sofisticadas ou procedimentos invasivos não isentos de risco, sendo, então, estabelecido com base na resposta terapêutica empiricamente instituída, que ocorre, em geral, dentro dos primeiros 10 dias 10,20 .…”
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“…Os estudos de imagens, como a tomografia computadorizada (TC) de crânio e a ressonância magnética (RM), são de grande valor diagnóstico ao mostrarem lesões isodensas ou hipodensas, únicas ou múltiplas, com efeito de massa e que captam o contraste de forma anelar ou nodular. Tais achados são encontrados em cerca de 90% dos casos, sendo bastante sugestivos de neurotoxoplasmose, porém não são patognomônicos 10 .…”
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