Abstract
To the Editor: In their letter in the January 6 issue Snider et al. referred to cerebral lesions demonstrated on computerized axial tomographic (CAT) scans in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and made the statement “biopsy of cerebral-mass lesions is mandatory if appropriate therapy is to be administered.”1 Although we agree with this statement in general, we would like to point out a situation in which we think that brain biopsy may be avoided. Patients with AIDS (especially Haitians) who present with neurologic manifestations and cerebral-mass lesions on CAT scan frequently have toxoplasma encephalitis.2 3 4 In our experience 13.
Original language | English (US) |
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Number of pages | 1 |
Journal | New England Journal of Medicine |
Volume | 308 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 5 1983 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)