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Sensorineural hearing loss in 29-year-old male with cerebral toxoplasmosis and HIV infection: A case report
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Studenckie Koło Naukowe Chorób Zakaźnych i Hepatologii przy Katedrze i Klinice Chorób Zakaźnych, Hepatologii i Nabytych Niedoborów Odporności, Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu
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Katedra i Klinika Chorób Zakaźnych, Hepatologii i Nabytych Niedoborów Odporności, Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu
Submission date: 2025-10-31
Final revision date: 2026-02-27
Acceptance date: 2026-04-03
Online publication date: 2026-04-16
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Stanisław Królak
Studenckie Koło Naukowe Chorób Zakaźnych i Hepatologii przy Katedrze i Klinice Chorób Zakaźnych, Hepatologii i Nabytych Niedoborów Odporności, Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu, Poznań
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Central nervous system (CNS) toxoplasmosis represents one of the most common opportunistic complications in patients with advanced HIV/AIDS infection. A wide range of neurological symptoms may contribute to the clinical presentation of the disease. This paper reports the case of a 29-year-old man with untreated HIV infection, in whom neurotoxoplasmosis led to rapidly progressive, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and severe disability. Appropriate neuroimaging diagnostics enabled the initiation of effective treatment; however, neurological sequelae, including hearing impairment, persisted. To the best of our knowledge, this type of complication has not been previously described in patients living with HIV and CNS toxoplasmosis.