Brain lesions in a patient with rectal cancer: mind your step

We present a patient on long-term immunosuppressive therapy after kidney transplantation and a recent history of oligometastatic rectal cancer, with cerebral lesions as a result of toxoplasmosis. Heightened awareness of the occurrence of opportunistic infections in patients with cancer who are taking immunosuppressive drugs is needed among clinicians.PMID:33380536

Source: The Netherlands Journal of Medicine - December 31, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: P Mohammadi M A Heitbrink J F P Wagenaar M P Hendriks Source Type: research