Case Report and Review of the Literature: <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> Encephalitis in a 40‐Year‐Old Woman with Common Variable Immunodeficiency and a New Diagnosis of Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia

Adam Hofmann, Gerasimos J. Zaharatos, Mark A. Miller

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology · 2008 · 10 citations · 4 references

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Toxoplasma gondii has been well-documented to cause central nervous system infections in immunodeficient patients. The present study describes a case of central nervous system toxoplasmosis in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency and newly diagnosed large granular lymphocytic leukemia, with a review of the literature for this association.

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