# Neurosarcocystosis in Patient with HIV-Induced Immunodeficiency

## TL;DR

This paper reports a rare case of a Sarcocystis infection in the brain of an HIV patient in Norway.

## Contribution

The novelty is the documentation of central nervous system infection by S. nesbitti in a human with HIV.

## Key findings

- A human case of central nervous system sarcocystosis was identified in Norway.
- The infection was caused by Sarcocystis nesbitti parasites.
- The patient had HIV-induced immunodeficiency.

## Abstract

Sarcocystis is a genus of protozoan parasites that can infect various vertebrates. In humans, Sarcocystis infection usually is asymptomatic but might manifest as a mild gastroenteritis or extraintestinal myositis. We report a case of human central nervous system infection in Norway caused by S. nesbitti parasites.