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. 1994 Jul;86(7):550–552.

Pineal toxoplasmosis mimicking pineal tumor in an AIDS patient.

T P Poon 1, M Behbahani 1, I Matoso 1, B Kim 1
PMCID: PMC2607599  PMID: 8064908

Abstract

A pineal mass in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is reported. Computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a nodular mass in the pineal region with foci of calcification and obstruction of the aqueduct mimicking a pineal tumor. At autopsy, the brain revealed a well-circumscribed lesion with central necrosis in the pineal region suggestive of toxoplasma and involving the periaqueductal area. Susceptibility of a patient with AIDS to opportunistic infections should be considered.

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