RESEARCH PAPER
Cerebral toxoplasmosis after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
| 1 | Department of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland |
| 2 | Department of Paediatric Neurology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland |
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Agnieszka Zaucha-Prażmo
Department of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
Department of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
Ann Agric Environ Med. 2017;24(2):237–239
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ABSTRACT
Toxoplasmosis is an opportunistic infection caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. The infection is severe and difficult to diagnose in patients receiving allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). It frequently involves the central nervous system. The case is presented of cerebral toxoplasmosis in a 17-year-old youth with Fanconi anaemia treated with haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT)
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