Spinal cord toxoplasmosis in HIV infection;Toxoplasmose médullaire au cours de l'infection à VIH

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 401-405

  Pittner, Y ^a   Dufour, J F ^a   David, G ^a   Boibieux, A ^a   Peyramond, D ^a  

^a CROIX ROUSSE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

HIV; Spinal cord tumors; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

AMPRENAVIR PHOSPHATE; CLINDAMYCIN; EMTRICITABINE; FOLIC ACID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; PYRIMETHAMINE; RITONAVIR; TENOFOVIR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD INFECTION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; URINE RETENTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 67349240857     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: 17696690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2008.10.016     Document Type: Article

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