Toxoplasmosis A Case Report
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Though the availability of HAART has dramatically reduced the prevalence of opportunistic infection in the central nervous system, in developing countries where health care resources are poor, the disease pattern is still complex & infections of CNS remain a dominant cause of morbidity & mortality in AIDSpatients. Toxoplasmosis is the best-known frequent cause of intracranial mass lesions in patients with AIDS, accounting for 50-70% of all mass lesions in this' population 1. It is also the most common opportunistic infection involving the brain in patients with AIDS. The probability of ever developing toxoplasma encephalitis after the onset of AIDShas been estimated at 28%. It is said to be the most eminently treatable among all the CNS infections in this population 2 However, a high index of suspicion is necessary so as not to miss the diagnosis in a new patient.
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