The impact of cerebral toxoplasmosis infection in a child with HIV

Abstract

Toxoplasmosis, caused by Toxoplasma gondii parasites, is one of infection diseases to be an issue health problem globally. Mostly, this disease infected to children because of the weak immune system. A cerebral toxoplasmosis is the kind of toxoplasmosis infected the brain. Besides that, the toxoplasmosis can make several acute damages such as hypertension, retinopathy disorder, and uncontrolled movements as well. However, both the delayed diagnosis and low immune response make the patient condition to be worse. Therefore, the right management treatment is needed to improve the patient condition. The treatments include a diagnosis earlier, multidisciplinary management, and treatment strategies effectively. Here, we reported a case of a girl diagnosed cerebral toxoplasmosis with HIV as her medical history. That condition made her in complicated diseases including damage on central nervous system, decrease on consciousness, hypertension, and hemodynamic instability. This study focuses on the right diagnosis accurately and promptly. The role of the multidisciplinary experts is needed such as pediatricians, infectious disease specialists, neurologists, and pediatric cardiologists. This comprehensive approach has helped to address the complex clinical challenges of the central nervous system damage and hemodynamic instability related with toxoplasmosis.