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A 35-year-old male with HIV presents to the Emergency Department with fever, migraines, double vision, and nausea (3 day duration) and for the last 24 hours, uncontrolled seizures, poor coordination and rapid decline in cognitive processing. Antibiotic treatment was started but had no effect and the patient's condition worsened. Within 21 days after presenting in the ED, the patient died. Both trophozoites and cysts were found in the brain lesions. What is the medical term for this diagnosis?

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Answer: the likely diagnosis is toxoplasmosis. Toxoplasmosis is an opportunistic parasitic infection caused by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. It can be severe and life-threatening, especially in individuals with compromised immune systems, such as those with HIV/AIDS.

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