Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis and reactivation of cerebral toxoplasmosis in a child: Case report

Toxoplasma gondii is an opportunistic parasite that infects a broad range of hosts including humans. The chronic latent phase of the disease manifests as intra-neuronal cerebral cysts tightly controlled by the host immune system. In immunocompromised patients, reactivation of cerebral toxoplasmosis...

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Main Authors: Sami Bannoura, Rana El Hajj, Ibrahim Khalifeh, Hiba El Hajj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:IDCases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250918300490