Vol. 34 Núm. 1 (2017)
Casos Clínicos

Toxoplasmosis intramedular en una paciente con coinfección por VIH y tuberculosis

Giancarlo Pérez-Lazo
Hospital Guillermo Almenara
Raúl Castillo-Córdova
Hospital Guillermo Almenara
Julio Maquera-Afaray
Hospital Guillermo Almenara

Cómo citar

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Pérez-Lazo G, Castillo-Córdova R, Maquera-Afaray J. Toxoplasmosis intramedular en una paciente con coinfección por VIH y tuberculosis. Rev. Chilena. Infectol. [Internet]. 31 de marzo de 2017 [citado 28 de noviembre de 2025];34(1). Disponible en: https://www.revinf.cl/index.php/revinf/article/view/13

Resumen

The most common clinical presentation of Toxoplasma gondii in HIV patients is encephalitis; however, the intramedullary involvement has been reported in a few cases. We report a case of intramedullary toxoplasmosis in a female patient diagnosed with HIV/tuberculosis co-infection, and history of poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy. The patient developed subacute paraparesis with compromise of sensory function and urinary sphincter. The nuclear magnetic resonance evaluation showed a single intramedullary ring-enhanced lesion at the T-8 level which was solved after an anti-Toxoplasma therapy with trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxazole.