Neurotoxoplasmosis in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Astrid Moraine; Frédéric London; Olivier Lebecque

doi:10.5334/jbsr.2475

Abstract

Teaching Point: Neurotoxoplasmosis should be part of the differential diagnosis for single or multiple cerebral lesions in hematologic patients.

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Neurotoxoplasmosis in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

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