SPINAL-CORD TOXOPLASMOSIS IN A PATIENT WITH HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS INFECTION

被引:13
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作者
FAIRLEY, CK
WODAK, J
BENSON, E
机构
[1] Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria
[2] Department of Neurology, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria
[3] Department of Pathology and Immunology, and Medicine, Monash Medical School
关键词
SPINAL CORD; TOXOPLASMOSIS; ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS);
D O I
10.1177/095646249200300514
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Spinal cord toxoplasmosis occurs rarely in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It usually presents as a space occupying lesion which makes differentiation from a neoplasm difficult. As a result, only 2 of the 5 previously reported cases have been diagnosed antemortem. We have incorporated the clinical details from one further case to describe the clinical features of this condition. The clarification of this clinical entity may allow earlier diagnosis of this rare condition in the future.
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页码:366 / 368
页数:3
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