| Autor: |
Jacob P, Alapatt, Raja K, Kutty, Byjo, Jose, Priya, Gopi |
| Rok vydání: |
2009 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska. 43(4) |
| ISSN: |
0028-3843 |
| Popis: |
Cerebral toxoplasmosis, a disease of immunocompromised individuals, is rare in immunocompetent persons. We present a case of cerebral toxoplasmosis in a non-immunocompro-mised pregnant woman. Her imaging studies revealed a mass lesion involving the right basal ganglia, periventricular grey matter, midbrain and pons suggesting a neoplastic pathology along with hydrocephalus. She underwent an endoscopic third ventriculostomy and biopsy of the lesion. Postoperatively her consciousness improved as the hydrocephalus was relieved. After a thorough gynaecological examination she gave birth to a healthy child via normal vaginal delivery. The histopathology examination of biopsy suggested an inflammatory pathology. Serological studies for toxoplasmosis were positive. After 6 weeks of anti-toxoplasma treatment follow-up imaging showed a significant decrease in the size of the lesion. |
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