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- Title
BRAIN ABSCESS DUE TO Staphylococcus aureus OF CRYPTOGENIC SOURCE IN AN HIV-1 INFECTED PATIENT IN USE OF ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY.
- Authors
de OLIVEIRA, Anna Paula Romero; PAPPALARDO, Mara Cristina; DANTAS, Daniel; LINS, Diogo; VIDAL, José Ernesto
- Abstract
The spectrum of neurological complications associated with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection is broad. The most frequent etiologies include primary diseases (caused by HIV itself) or secondary diseases (opportunistic infections or neoplasms). Despite these conditions, HIV-infected patients are susceptible to other infections observed in patients without HIV infection. Here we report a rare case of a brain abscess caused by Staphylococcus aureus in an HIV-infected patient. After drainage of the abscess and treatment with oxacilin, the patient had a favorable outcome. This case reinforces the importance of a timely neurosurgical procedure that supported adequate management of an unusual cause of expansive brain lesions in HIV-1 infected patients.
- Subjects
BRAIN abscess; HIV-positive persons; STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus; AIDS; HIV; ANTIRETROVIRAL agents; HIGHLY active antiretroviral therapy
- Publication
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2016, Vol 58, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0036-4665
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1590/S1678-9946201658034