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lüll Parasitic central nervous system infections in immunocompromised hosts: malaria, microsporidiosis, leishmaniasis, and African trypanosomiasis Walker M; Kublin JG; Zunt JRClin Infect Dis 2006[Jan]; 42 (1): 115-25Immunosuppression associated with HIV infection or following transplantation increases susceptibility to central nervous system (CNS) infections. Because of increasing international travel, parasites that were previously limited to tropical regions pose an increasing infectious threat to populations at risk for acquiring opportunistic infection, especially people with HIV infection or individuals who have received a solid organ or bone marrow transplant. Although long-term immunosuppression caused by medications such as prednisone likely also increases the risk for acquiring infection and for developing CNS manifestations, little published information is available to support this hypothesis. In an earlier article published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, we described the neurologic manifestations of some of the more common parasitic CNS infections. This review will discuss the presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of the following additional parasitic CNS infections: malaria, microsporidiosis, leishmaniasis, and African trypanosomiasis.|*Immunocompromised Host[MESH]|Brain Diseases/*immunology/*parasitology[MESH]|Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections/*immunology[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Leishmaniasis/*immunology[MESH]|Malaria, Cerebral/*immunology[MESH]|Microsporidiosis/*immunology[MESH]|Trypanosomiasis, African/*immunology[MESH] |