A 27-year-old man with AIDS is brought to the hospital 30 minutes after having a seizure. He currently takes no medications. His temperature is 38.2°C, blood pressure is 128/78 mmHg, heart rate is 102/min, and respiratory rate is 18/min. A CT scan of the head shows multiple ring-enhancing lesions. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
- A)Amoebiasis
- B)Cysticercosis
- C)Echinococcosis
- D)Schistosomiasis
- E)ToxoplasmosisGABARITO
Explicação
Toxoplasma gondii is the most common cause of multiple ring-enhancing cerebral lesions in AIDS patients with CD4 count below 100 cells/μL. T. gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan that establishes latent cysts in the brain. Reactivation of latent infec... Ver explicação completa e trilha adaptativa →