Toxoplasmosis of the spinal cord in an immunocompromised patient: case report and review of the literature.

https://doi.org/10.25100/cm.v44i4.1050
Published: 2013-12-30
Keywords:
Spinal cord toxoplasmosis, central nervous system, myelopathy in immunocompromised patient

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Received 2012-02-22
Accepted 2013-08-16
Published 2013-12-30
Issue: Vol. 44 No. 4 (2013)
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Carolina Rodriguez Trillos
Ernesto Martinez Buitrago
Edwin Carrascal
Sandra Sanchez
Guillermo Bolivar Cuten
Abstract
We, herein, describe an HIV-positive patient with toxoplasmosis of the spinal cord. We also carried out a comprehensive literature review of this topic, with emphasis on the diagnostic tools and therapeutic approach.
Author Biography

Carolina Rodriguez Trillos

Residente de tercer año de Medicina Interna de la Universidad del Valle

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Toxoplasmosis of the spinal cord in an immunocompromised patient: case report and review of the literature. (2013). Colombia Medica, 44(4), 232-235. https://doi.org/10.25100/cm.v44i4.1050
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