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Case Reports
. 2014 Sep-Oct;13(5):411-3.
doi: 10.1177/2325957414536230. Epub 2014 Jun 16.

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

Victor Costa Morais de Oliveira  1 , Thalita Gomes  2 , Luiz Carlos Lima Ferreira  2 , Márcia Melo Damian  3 , Vera Márcia Fonseca Queiroz Silva  3 , José Ribamar Araújo  3 , Izabella Picinin Safe  3 , Rajendranath Ramasawmy  4
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Glioblastoma Multiforme in an HIV-Infected Patient: An Unexpected Diagnosis

Victor Costa Morais de Oliveira et al. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2014 Sep-Oct.
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Abstract

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.

Keywords: AIDS; HIV; glioblastoma; intracerebral mass.

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