Imaging characteristics of toxoplasmosis encephalitis after bone marrow transplantation: report of two cases and review of the literature.
Toxoplasmosis encephalitis is a severe, but often misdiagnosed complication in patients after bone marrow transplantation (BMT). We describe the unique computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging features of cerebral toxoplasmosis in two bone marrow recipients and compare them to the cases in the literature. To our knowledge, this is the first report analyzing the appearance of cerebral toxoplasmosis on diffusion-weighted MR imaging (DWI).
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Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology Section, University Hospital Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria. christina.mueller-mang@meduniwien.ac.at
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D000328:Adult; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016781:Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / Q000175:diagnosis*