Cauda equina enhancing lesion in a HIV-positive patient. Case report and literature revision.
We describe the case a spinal cord localization of neurological toxoplasmosis in a HIV-positive patient with Burkitt lymphoma, previously treated with chemotherapy and immunotherapy. This complication occurred while patient was in complete remission of lymphoma, with CD4+ T cell count of 270 /ml, u...
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| author | Pasquale De Bonis Antonella Cingolani Angelo Pompucci Tommaso Tartaglione Luigi Maria Larocca Luciana Teofili |
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| description | We describe the case a spinal cord localization of neurological toxoplasmosis in a HIV-positive patient with Burkitt lymphoma, previously treated with chemotherapy and immunotherapy. This complication occurred while patient was in complete remission of lymphoma, with CD4+ T cell count of 270 /ml, undetectable HIV viremia, and despite the trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxazole prophylaxis. Indeed, we hypothesize that in our patient neurologic toxoplasmosis has been fostered more by previous immuno-chemotherapy than by HIV- related immunodeficiency. On the whole, this case suggests that parameters usually employed to predict the risk for opportunistic infections in HIV-positive people might not apply to patients with HIV-related lymphomas. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-af1e499b704a4fee9258a7e07de2caa82025-08-20T02:08:35ZengPAGEPress PublicationsMediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases2035-30062011-10-0131e2011042e201104210.4084/mjhid.2011.042216Cauda equina enhancing lesion in a HIV-positive patient. Case report and literature revision.Pasquale De BonisAntonella CingolaniAngelo PompucciTommaso TartaglioneLuigi Maria LaroccaLuciana TeofiliWe describe the case a spinal cord localization of neurological toxoplasmosis in a HIV-positive patient with Burkitt lymphoma, previously treated with chemotherapy and immunotherapy. This complication occurred while patient was in complete remission of lymphoma, with CD4+ T cell count of 270 /ml, undetectable HIV viremia, and despite the trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxazole prophylaxis. Indeed, we hypothesize that in our patient neurologic toxoplasmosis has been fostered more by previous immuno-chemotherapy than by HIV- related immunodeficiency. On the whole, this case suggests that parameters usually employed to predict the risk for opportunistic infections in HIV-positive people might not apply to patients with HIV-related lymphomas.http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/324HIV, Lymphoma, Parassitosis |
| spellingShingle | Pasquale De Bonis Antonella Cingolani Angelo Pompucci Tommaso Tartaglione Luigi Maria Larocca Luciana Teofili Cauda equina enhancing lesion in a HIV-positive patient. Case report and literature revision. Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases HIV, Lymphoma, Parassitosis |
| title | Cauda equina enhancing lesion in a HIV-positive patient. Case report and literature revision. |
| title_full | Cauda equina enhancing lesion in a HIV-positive patient. Case report and literature revision. |
| title_fullStr | Cauda equina enhancing lesion in a HIV-positive patient. Case report and literature revision. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cauda equina enhancing lesion in a HIV-positive patient. Case report and literature revision. |
| title_short | Cauda equina enhancing lesion in a HIV-positive patient. Case report and literature revision. |
| title_sort | cauda equina enhancing lesion in a hiv positive patient case report and literature revision |
| topic | HIV, Lymphoma, Parassitosis |
| url | http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/324 |
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