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Toxoplasma gondii myelitis in a patient with adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma
Maciel, Elves; Siqueira, Isadora; Queiroz, Aristides Cheto; Melo, Ailton.
Affiliation
  • Maciel, Elves; Universidade Federal da Bahia. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Neuropsiquiatria. Divisäo de Neuroinfectologia. BR
  • Siqueira, Isadora; Universidade Federal da Bahia. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Neuropsiquiatria. Divisäo de Neuroinfectologia. BR
  • Queiroz, Aristides Cheto; Universidade Federal da Bahia. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Anatomia Patológica. BR
  • Melo, Ailton; Universidade Federal da Bahia. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Neuropsiquiatria. Divisäo de Neuroinfectologia. BR
Arq. neuropsiquiatr ; 58(4): 1107-9, Dec. 2000.
Article in En | LILACS | ID: lil-273852
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ABSTRACT
Adult T cell leukemia-lymphoma (ATL) caused by HTLV-I may be associated with severe immunosupression and several opportunistic infections. Toxoplasmic encephalitis is a common central nervous system opportunistic infection in severely immunosupressed patients, however spinal cord involvement by this parasite is rare. In this paper, we report a case of toxoplasmic myelitis in a patient with ATL
Subject(s)
Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Toxoplasma / Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / Toxoplasmosis / Myelitis Limits: Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Arq. neuropsiquiatr Journal subject: NEUROLOGIA / PSIQUIATRIA Year: 2000 Type: Article
Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Toxoplasma / Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / Toxoplasmosis / Myelitis Limits: Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Arq. neuropsiquiatr Journal subject: NEUROLOGIA / PSIQUIATRIA Year: 2000 Type: Article