Hemophagocytic syndrome associated with extracerebral toxoplasmosis in an HIV-infected patient

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 503-504

  Guillaume, M P ^a   Driessens, N ^a   Libert, M ^a   De Bels, D ^a   Corazza, F ^a   Karmali, R ^a  

^a BRUGMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Extracerebral toxoplasmosis; Hemophagocytic syndrome; HIV; Macrophage; PCR

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CEFOTAXIME; CORTICOSTEROID; EFAVIRENZ; FLUCONAZOLE; GANCICLOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LAMIVUDINE; MEROPENEM; VINCRISTINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANAMNESIS; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEVER; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MALE; PANCYTOPENIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 33750729965     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2006.04.008     Document Type: Article

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