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Cerebral toxoplasmosis in acquired immuno deficiency syndrome

A comparative assisted tomographic and neuropathological study of a case

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Authors report a case of fatal CNS toxoplasmosis in a young homosexual man suffering from Kaposi angio-sarcoma. This paper is principally concerned with CT scan and neuropathological correlations.

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  1. Service de Neuroradiologie, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France

    A. Gaston, J. Wallman, F. Le Bras & C. Marsault

  2. Service de Neuropathologie, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France

    R. Gherardi & J. Wechsler

  3. Service de Neurochirurgie, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France

    J. P. N'Guyen

  4. Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France

    A. M. Perroud

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Gaston, A., Gherardi, R., N'Guyen, J.P. et al. Cerebral toxoplasmosis in acquired immuno deficiency syndrome. Neuroradiology 27, 83–86 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00342523

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