A case of cerebral toxoplasmosis: “Eccentric and concentric sign” in MRI

Central nervous system (CNS) toxoplasmosis is an opportunistic infection caused by the intracellular protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. This organism typically causes disease in immunocompromised patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We reported a case of a 52-year-old woman with neur...

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Autores principales: Awang Senik, Nur Izzati Syahirah, Halim, Sanihah Abdul, Sapiai, Nur Asma
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10331276/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37434609
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01824
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author Awang Senik, Nur Izzati Syahirah
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description Central nervous system (CNS) toxoplasmosis is an opportunistic infection caused by the intracellular protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. This organism typically causes disease in immunocompromised patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We reported a case of a 52-year-old woman with neurology symptoms and Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain shows both eccentric and concentric target signs, which are typical signs in a patient with cerebral toxoplasmosis but rarely displayed in the same lesion. The MRI played a crucial role in diagnosing the patient and distinguishing CNS diseases commonly found in HIV patients. Our objective is to discuss the imaging findings that aided in the patient's diagnosis.
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spelling pubmed-103312762023-07-11 A case of cerebral toxoplasmosis: “Eccentric and concentric sign” in MRI Awang Senik, Nur Izzati Syahirah Halim, Sanihah Abdul Sapiai, Nur Asma IDCases Case Report Central nervous system (CNS) toxoplasmosis is an opportunistic infection caused by the intracellular protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. This organism typically causes disease in immunocompromised patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We reported a case of a 52-year-old woman with neurology symptoms and Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain shows both eccentric and concentric target signs, which are typical signs in a patient with cerebral toxoplasmosis but rarely displayed in the same lesion. The MRI played a crucial role in diagnosing the patient and distinguishing CNS diseases commonly found in HIV patients. Our objective is to discuss the imaging findings that aided in the patient's diagnosis. Elsevier 2023-06-16 /pmc/articles/PMC10331276/ /pubmed/37434609 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01824 Text en © 2023 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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A case of cerebral toxoplasmosis: “Eccentric and concentric sign” in MRI
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title_full A case of cerebral toxoplasmosis: “Eccentric and concentric sign” in MRI
title_fullStr A case of cerebral toxoplasmosis: “Eccentric and concentric sign” in MRI
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title_short A case of cerebral toxoplasmosis: “Eccentric and concentric sign” in MRI
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10331276/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37434609
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01824
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