Asymptomatic diffuse "encephalitic" cerebral toxoplasmosis in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: case report and review of the literature

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 106-109

  Abedalthagafi, Malak ^a   Rushing, Elisabeth J ^b   Garvin, David ^a   Cheson, Bruce ^a   Ozdemirli, Metin ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; Toxoplasma; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

AGED; ANEMIA, APLASTIC; BRAIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC, B-CELL; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, CEREBRAL;

EID: 77449086850     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19362625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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