Abstract

Toxoplasma lymphadenitis is a rare disease entity, microfilaria also rarely found in lymph node aspirate but coincidence of toxoplasma gondii and microfilaria in lymph node is very rare. We report here one such case of a four year old child presented with cervical lymphadenopathy, fine needle aspiration cytology showed microfilaria and bradyzoides of toxoplasma gondii, granuloma in a background of reactive lymphoid cells. On serology, serum IgM anti toxoplasma antibody was positive and IgG was negative.

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