| Literature DB >> 11105079 |
E Maciel1, I Siqueira, A C Queiroz, A Melo.
Abstract
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 parasite is rare. In this paper, we report a case of toxoplasmic myelitis in a patient with ATL.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 11105079 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2000000600019
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arq Neuropsiquiatr ISSN: 0004-282X Impact factor: 1.420