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Toxoplasma Infection in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Mimicking Lupus Cerebritis  Doron Zamir, MD, Mary Amar, MD, Gavriel Groisman, MD, Paltiel Weiner,

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1 Toxoplasma Infection in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Mimicking Lupus Cerebritis 
Doron Zamir, MD, Mary Amar, MD, Gavriel Groisman, MD, Paltiel Weiner, MD  Mayo Clinic Proceedings  Volume 74, Issue 6, Pages (June 1999) DOI: / Copyright © 1999 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Computed tomographic scan of the brain of a 48-yearold woman, demonstrating calcifications in the basal ganglia. Mayo Clinic Proceedings  , DOI: ( / ) Copyright © 1999 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Brain tissue showing inflammatory cells and several cysts filled with Toxoplasma (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification × 400). Mayo Clinic Proceedings  , DOI: ( / ) Copyright © 1999 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions

4 Figure 3 Immunohistochemical staining for Toxoplasma shows strong reactivity within parasitic cysts (immunoperoxidase stain, original magnification × 400). Mayo Clinic Proceedings  , DOI: ( / ) Copyright © 1999 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions


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