Cerebral toxoplasmosis after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Agnieszka Zaucha-Prażmo; Marzena Samardakiewicz; Joanna Dubelt; Jerzy R Kowalczyk

doi:10.5604/12321966.1232086

Cerebral toxoplasmosis after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Ann Agric Environ Med. 2017 May 11;24(2):237-239. doi: 10.5604/12321966.1232086.

Authors

Agnieszka Zaucha-Prażmo¹, Marzena Samardakiewicz¹, Joanna Dubelt², Jerzy R Kowalczyk¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Transplantology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland.
² Department of Paediatric Neurology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland.

PMID: 28664700
DOI: 10.5604/12321966.1232086

Abstract

Toxoplasmosis is an opportunistic infection caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. The infection is severe and difficult to diagnose in patients receiving allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). It frequently involves the central nervous system. The case is presented of cerebral toxoplasmosis in a 17-year-old youth with Fanconi anaemia treated with haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).

Keywords: Fanconi anaemia; Toxoplasmosis; haematopietic stem cell transplantation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Antibodies, Protozoan / immunology
Fanconi Anemia / immunology
Fanconi Anemia / surgery*
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Postoperative Complications / immunology
Postoperative Complications / parasitology*
Toxoplasma / isolation & purification
Toxoplasma / physiology
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / etiology
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / immunology
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / parasitology*

Substances

Antibodies, Protozoan