Abstract
SUMMARY: 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.
Abbreviations
- CNS
- central nervous system
- FLAIR
- fluid-attenuated inversion recovery
- HIV
- human immunodeficiency virus
- PCR
- polymerase chain reaction
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