Cerebral toxoplasmosis in undifferentiated connective disease treated with mycophenolate mofetil: an unusual case report

Acta Neurol Belg. 2016 Dec;116(4):633-636. doi: 10.1007/s13760-015-0595-9. Epub 2016 Jan 12.

Authors

Michele Pistacchi¹, Manuela Gioulis², Maurizio Zirillo³, Ermenegildo Francavilla⁴, Sandro Zambito Marsala²

Affiliations

¹ Neurology Service, Santorso Hospital, Hight Vicentino, Garziere street 73, 36014, Santorso, Italy. michele.pistacchi@ulss4.veneto.it.
² Belluno Neurology Service, San Martino Hospital, viale europa 22, Belluno, Italy.
³ Anatomophatology Service, Santorso Hospital, Hight Vicentino, Santorso, Italy.
⁴ Department of Infectious Diseases, San Martino Hospital, Belluno, Italy.

PMID: 26754114
DOI: 10.1007/s13760-015-0595-9

No abstract available

Keywords: Cerebral toxoplasmosis; Mycophenolate; Undifferentiated connective diseases.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Connective Tissue Diseases / drug therapy*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Immunocompromised Host*
Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Mycophenolic Acid / therapeutic use*
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / etiology*
Toxoplasmosis, Cerebral / immunology

Substances

Immunosuppressive Agents
Mycophenolic Acid