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. 2016 Nov;51(11):1533-1536.

doi: 10.1038/bmt.2016.168. Epub 2016 Jun 27.

Unusual magnetic resonance imaging presentation of post-BMT cerebral toxoplasmosis masquerading as meningoencephalitis and ventriculitis

K J Helton¹, G Maron², E Mamcarz³, V Leventaki⁴, Z Patay¹, Z Sadighi⁵

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¹ Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
² Department of Infectious Diseases, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
³ Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
⁴ Department of Pathology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
⁵ Department of Neurology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.

PMID: 27348541
DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2016.168

Case Reports

Unusual magnetic resonance imaging presentation of post-BMT cerebral toxoplasmosis masquerading as meningoencephalitis and ventriculitis

K J Helton et al. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2016 Nov.

. 2016 Nov;51(11):1533-1536.

doi: 10.1038/bmt.2016.168. Epub 2016 Jun 27.

Authors

K J Helton¹, G Maron², E Mamcarz³, V Leventaki⁴, Z Patay¹, Z Sadighi⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Diagnostic Imaging, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
² Department of Infectious Diseases, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
³ Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
⁴ Department of Pathology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
⁵ Department of Neurology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.

PMID: 27348541
DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2016.168

No abstract available

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