Toxoplasmosis with early intracerebral hemorrhage in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Neurology. 1992 Feb;42(2):436-8. doi: 10.1212/wnl.42.2.436.

Abstract

Cerebral hemorrhage is a rare complication of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. We report a case of multifocal hemorrhage in a 37-year-old homosexual man with cerebral toxoplasmosis. Histopathologic examination, performed at cerebral autopsy, confirmed the findings on CT and MRI.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
  • Adult
  • Cerebellum / blood supply*
  • Cerebellum / diagnostic imaging
  • Cerebellum / pathology
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / pathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / complications*