Glioblastoma Multiforme in an HIV-Infected Patient: An Unexpected Diagnosis

We reported a case of glioblastoma multiforme in a 42-year-old female patient with HIV infection, who had a rapid progression to AIDS. She was diagnosed with an intracerebral mass and treated as neurotoxoplasmosis with improvement in the first week of therapy. On the fourth week she had a clinical worsening evolving to death, receiving the diagnosis at necropsy.

Source: Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (JIAPAC) - September 17, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Oliveira, V. C. M. d., Gomes, T., Ferreira, L. C. L., Damian, M. M., Silva, V. M. F. Q., Araujo, J. R., Safe, I. P., Ramasawmy, R. Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research