Toxoplasma gondii myelitis in a patient with adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma Mielite por Toxoplasma gondii em um paciente com leucemia-linfoma de células T do adulto

Toxoplasma gondii myelitis in a patient with adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma Mielite por Toxoplasma gondii em um paciente com leucemia-linfoma de células T do adulto

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...

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Main Authors: ELVES MACIEL, ISADORA SIQUEIRA, ARISTIDES CHETO QUEIROZ, AILTON MELO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2000-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
HTLV-I
imunossupressão
Toxoplasma gondii
mielite
immunosupression
myelitis
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2000000600019

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