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 | Zendy

Adam Hofmann | Zendy; Gerasimos J. Zaharatos | Zendy; Mark A. Miller | Zendy

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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

Author(s) -

Adam Hofmann,

Gerasimos J. Zaharatos,

Mark A. Miller

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1918-1493

pISSN - 1712-9532

DOI - 10.1155/2008/614279

Subject(s) - toxoplasmosis , toxoplasma gondii , common variable immunodeficiency , immunodeficiency , central nervous system , encephalitis , medicine , immunology , chronic lymphocytic leukemia , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pathology , leukemia , antibody , immune system , virus

Toxoplasma gondii has been well-documented to cause central nervous system infections in immunodeficient patients. The present study describes a case of central nervous system toxoplasmosis in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency and newly diagnosed large granular lymphocytic leukemia, with a review of the literature for this association.

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