Toxoplasma gondii myelitis in a patient with adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma

Maciel, Elves; Siqueira, Isadora; Queiroz, Aristides Cheto; Melo, Ailton

Maciel, Elves; Siqueira, Isadora; Queiroz, Aristides Cheto; Melo, Ailton.

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 English | LILACS | ID: lil-273852

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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

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Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell/complications; Myelitis/parasitology; Toxoplasma; Toxoplasmosis/parasitology; Myelitis/pathology; Toxoplasmosis/pathology

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Toxoplasma / Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / Toxoplasmosis / Myelitis Limits: Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Arq. neuropsiquiatr Journal subject: Neurology / Psychiatry Year: 2000 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade Federal da Bahia/BR

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