toxoplasmosis

Globally, infectious diseases remain a major cause of disability and death. Infections involving the nervous system carry a high morbidity and mortality, particularly in developing countries where the burden of these diseases is great, diagnosis is difficult and limited resources… Continue Reading

by Thomas Berger Summer time is travel time. Hence, millions of holiday-makers criss-cross the globe. Infections, prevalent in some geographical areas more than others, might be an unexpected and potentially harmful „souvenir“ back home. (Differential-) diagnosis of such infections involving… Continue Reading

by Mariana Leitão Marques, R. Taipa, M. Melo Pires, J. N. Carvalho, A. Morgadinho We report a female patient, 82 years old, who in February 2010 started developing asthenia, fatigue and breathlessness on minimal exertion. Until that time she was… Continue Reading