HIV-1 ASSOCIATED TOXOPLASMOSIS

Course overview

TOXOPLASMOSIS IS A COMMON CAUSE OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS) INFECTION IN PATIENTS WITH HIV/AIDS WHO DO NOT TAKE APPROPRIATE PROPHYLAXIS. CEREBRAL TOXOPLASMOSIS TYPICALLY MANIFESTS AS ONE OR MORE CNS MASS LESIONS. PATIENTS PRESENT WITH HEADACHE, CONFUSION, AND LETHARGY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF TOXOPLASMOSIS AND EXPLAINS THE IMPORTANT PART PLAYED BY THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.