We report the case of a 78-year-old man with a past medical history of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma s/p chemotherapy and Myasthenia Gravis on chronic mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), who presented with altered mental status and was found to have ring enhancing brain lesions. A brain biopsy revealed organisms consistent with . Cerebral toxoplasmosis has been rarely reported in patients with hematologic malignancies or in those receiving immunosuppressive agents. There needs to be a high degree of suspicion for in HIV-negative individuals who are on immunosuppressants drugs including MMF.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10205443 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01780 | DOI Listing |
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