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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1987-7-20
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pubmed:abstractText |
Central nervous system toxoplasmosis was diagnosed in 12 immunosuppressed patients, eleven of whom had AIDS. Fever (9/12), confusion (7/12) and focal neurological manifestations (6/12) were the main clinical signs. Lumbar puncture yielded abnormal cerebrospinal fluid in 6/6 cases. Cerebral computed tomographic scan abnormalities, homogenous (2/12) or ring-like (9/12) contrast-enhancing mass lesions and/or low density lesions (6/12), were present in all patients. Brain biopsy confirmed T. gondii infection in 7/8 cases. The combination pyrimethamine-sulfadiazine accounted for complete resolution (4/8) or partial improvement (4/8) in eight out of 12 patients. Mean duration of therapy was 6.5 months (1-21.5 months) in 11 patients. No relapse was observed. In three cases spiramycin was ineffective in the prevention of neurotoxoplasmosis.
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pubmed:language |
fre
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:issn |
0003-410X
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
138
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
30-3
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:3592453-Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome,
pubmed-meshheading:3592453-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:3592453-Brain Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:3592453-Drug Combinations,
pubmed-meshheading:3592453-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:3592453-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:3592453-Leucomycins,
pubmed-meshheading:3592453-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:3592453-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:3592453-Pyrimethamine,
pubmed-meshheading:3592453-Sulfadiazine,
pubmed-meshheading:3592453-Toxoplasmosis
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pubmed:year |
1987
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pubmed:articleTitle |
[Cerebral toxoplasmosis in immunosuppressed patients: diagnosis and treatment].
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
English Abstract
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