Solitary Hypothalamopituitary Toxoplasmosis Abscess in a Patient with AIDS

Solitary hypothalamopituitary toxoplasmosis abscess in a patient with AIDS.

Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by an obligate intracellular protozoal parasite, Toxoplasma gondii. It is the most common cause of focal brain lesions in patients with AIDS. The imaging features and endocrine disorders of CNS toxoplasmosis in patients with AIDS are reviewed.

Gemella haemolysans bacteraemia in a patient with solitary liver abscess.

We present a case of a 42-year-old man with a solitary liver abscess and Gemella haemolysans bacteraemia. No other focus of infection was identified. The patient did not have any predisposing factors. He was treated with antibiotics for 6 weeks and the abscess was drained. He made a complete recovery.

Disseminated toxoplasmosis in a patient with undiagnosed AIDS.

Approximately 60% of deaths in patients with AIDS are a direct result of infection other than HIV. The more severe and life-threatening complications of HIV infection occur in patients with a CD4(+) T cell count <200 cells/μL. In the absence of effective retroviral therapy, these infections are associated with a high mortality. We describe a case of disseminated toxoplasmosis discovered at auto...

Mycobacterial liver abscess in a patient with AIDS.

Pneumothorax during pulmonary toxoplasmosis in an AIDS patient.