Seizure as Initial Presentation of HIV: A Case Report of Cerebral Toxoplasmosis

Abstract

This paper reports a case of a previously healthy patient who presented with a generalised tonic-clonic seizure due to cerebral edema. Investigations revealed he had human Deficiency Virus (HIV) with cerebral toxoplasmosis and was co-infected with Hepatitis C. He was immediately placed on a toxoplasmosis treatment regime which, 4 weeks later, showed improvement in his clinical condition and computed tomography (CT) brain imaging. He was then put on antiretroviral therapy (ART). This case describes the management of a patient with newly diagnosed HIV with opportunistic and co-infections.