Post-transplant cerebral toxoplasmosis diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging.
Cerebral toxoplasmosis is a rare late complication in allogeneic bone marrow transplanted patients. Neuroradiological findings may suggest the correct diagnosis. We report a patient in whom cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a lesion characteristic of toxoplasmosis. Anti-toxoplasma treatment led to clinical and radiological improvement. MRI seems to be a valid tool for detection and follow-up of cerebral toxoplasmosis.
Picardi
M
M
De Rosa
G
G
Di Salle
F
F
Pezzullo
L
L
Raiola
A
A
Rotoli
B
B
D000328:Adult; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011739:Pyrimethamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011859:Radiography; D013411:Sulfadiazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016781:Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D013411:Sulfadiazine; D011739:Pyrimethamine