Toxoplasma gondii myelitis in a patient with adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma
2000 ◽
Vol 58
(4)
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pp. 1107-1109
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Keyword(s):
T Cell
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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.