Case report and review of the literature: Toxoplasma gondii encephalitis in a 40-year-old woman with common variable immunodeficiency and a new diagnosis of large granular lymphocytic leukemia

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 309-310

  Hofmann, Adam ^a   Zaharatos, Gerasimos ^a   Miller, Mark ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebral toxoplasmosis; Common variable immunodeficiency; Large granular lymphocytic leukemia; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; ATOVAQUONE; DEXAMETHASONE; FOLINIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISONE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE; TIMENTIN; VALACICLOVIR; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRAIN BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPHASIA; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HEMIPARESIS; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LIVER BIOPSY; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 57149097714     PISSN: 17129532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/614279     Document Type: Review

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