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M Kochanek1, P Hartmann, G Dölken
1Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospitals of Cologne, Germany.
Abstract:
The incidence of tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients has increased continuously over the past ten years. Extrapulmonary manifestations have become more frequent in AIDS patients than in immunocompetent hosts. Here we report about a patient with an unusual presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Our case report indicates that differential diagnosis of brain lesions in HIV-infected patients should include tuberculosis. In uncertain cases, it is indispensable to obtain specimens by craniotomy or stereotactic biopsy.
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