Journal article
CNS toxoplasmosis, a rare presentation in a patient with Myasthenia Gravis
IDCases, Vol.32, e01780
2023
DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01780
PMCID: PMC10205443
PMID: 37229280
Abstract
We report the case of a 78-year-old man with a past medical history of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma s/p chemotherapy and Myasthenia Gravis on chronic mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), who presented with altered mental status and was found to have ring enhancing brain lesions. A brain biopsy revealed organisms consistent with Toxoplasma gondii. Cerebral toxoplasmosis has been rarely reported in patients with hematologic malignancies or in those receiving immunosuppressive agents. There needs to be a high degree of suspicion for T. gondii in HIV-negative individuals who are on immunosuppressants drugs including MMF.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- CNS toxoplasmosis, a rare presentation in a patient with Myasthenia Gravis
- Creators
- Rachel King - Cleveland ClinicPoorani Sekar - University of IowaHenna Patel - Heritage CollegeMaryam Naveed - Banner - University Medical Center TucsonSumaia Aqtash - Western Reserve HospitalShubham Adroja - Cleveland ClinicDenise Jacob - Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USATalha Riaz - Cleveland Clinic
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- IDCases, Vol.32, e01780
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01780
- PMID
- 37229280
- PMCID
- PMC10205443
- NLM abbreviation
- IDCases
- ISSN
- 2214-2509
- eISSN
- 2214-2509
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2023
- Academic Unit
- Infectious Diseases; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984410792702771
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