SPINALCORD TOXOPLASMOSIS AS AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF AIDS- CASE REPORT

Approximately 10 percentage of patients with AIDS present with some neurological deficit as their initial complaint, and up to 80 percentage will have CNS involvement during the course of their disease. Toxoplasmosis is the most common cause of cerebral mass lesions in patients with AIDS, but appears to be an uncommon cause of spinal cord disease. The post mortem studies in AIDS patients show that the incidence of myelopathy may be around 50 percent. This case is presented for its uniqueness as a case of spinal cord disease as the initial presentation of AIDS.