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Neurotoxoplasmosis and AIDS. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis in 96 patients.

Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 1992 Dec;50(4):497-500. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93393458
Machado LR; Livramento JA; Spina-Franca A; CIN Neurology Investigation Center, Department of Neurology,; Faculty of Medicine, Sao Paulo University, Brasil.

Abstract: The behavior of CSF inflammatory pattern in patients with AIDS and/or toxoplasmosis of the CNS is studied in 176 patients, divided in three groups. In the first group, 96 patients with toxoplasmosis and AIDS are considered; in the second group, 50 patients with toxoplasmosis without AIDS; in the third group, 30 AIDS patients without toxoplasmosis nor any other opportunistic infection. It is possible to conclude that patients with toxoplasmosis associated to AIDS exhibit CSF inflammatory pattern similar to patients with neurotoxoplasmosis without AIDS, except in respect to gamma globulin rates for which a cumulative effect can be detected.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*CEREBROSPINAL FLUID/ COMPLICATIONS Adolescence Adult Brain Diseases/*CEREBROSPINAL FLUID/COMPLICATIONS Child Child, Preschool Comparative Study Female Human Male Middle Age Toxoplasmosis/*CEREBROSPINAL FLUID/COMPLICATIONS JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/KWDcerebrospinalfluid/complicationsadolescenceadultbraindiseases/KWDcerebrospinalfluid/complicationschildchild,preschoolcomparativestudyfemalehumanmalemiddleagetoxoplasmosis/KWDcerebrospinalfluid/complicationsjournalarticle
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