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17428279

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-11-7
pubmed:abstractText
We present a patient who underwent allogeneic peripheral stem cell transplantation (PSCT) for chronic myelocytic leukemia. Twenty months after the PSCT he experienced status epilepticus. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a focus in the ventral thalamus-hypothalamus region. Using stereotactic biopsy with histology and specific polymerase chain reaction investigation from brain tissue, cerebral toxoplasmosis was diagnosed and treated with antiparasitic therapy. Early recognition of such serious and potentially lethal disease enabled prompt specific treatment. This case report emphasizes the role of stereotactic biopsy in diagnosis of cerebral toxoplasmosis. Other methods such as MRI are non-invasive but not sufficiently specific and sensitive.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1398-2273
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
332-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Cerebral toxoplasmosis in an allogeneic peripheral stem cell transplant recipient: case report and review of literature.
pubmed:affiliation
2nd Department of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove and University Hospital in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic. cibickova@seznam.cz
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't