Abstract
IntroductionToxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan that infects up to one-third of the world's population. Although this case is not the first of its kind, it is clinically important since it will help doctors keep a broad differential diagnosis in mind when attending to similar patients.Case presentationWe present the case of a 20-year-old man of Middle Eastern heritage presenting with only generalized lymphadenopathy who was diagnosed with acute toxoplasmosis.ConclusionThis case illustrates the important fact that toxoplasmosis can present with just simple lymphadenopathy, and thus can be confused with other infections such as Epstein-Barr virus and other mononucleosis-like illnesses such as cytomegalovirus, HIV with acute retroviral syndrome, cat scratch disease, leishmaniasis and syphilis. This case underlines why appropriate testing should be performed in confusing cases, and helps increase the knowledge about the diagnosis of this disease.
Highlights
Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan that infects up to one-third of the world’s population
Human beings can be infected with T. gondii by ingestion of tissue cysts in the undercooked meat of intermediate hosts, especially pork and lamb, or by the ingestion of water or food contaminated by feces containing oocysts from the definitive host, members of the feline family [1]
We present the case of a patient presenting with generalized lymphadenopathy diagnosed as having acute toxoplasmosis
Summary
Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan that infects up to one-third of the world’s population This case is not the first of its kind, it is clinically important since it will help doctors keep a broad differential diagnosis in mind when attending to similar patients. Case presentation: We present the case of a 20-year-old man of Middle Eastern heritage presenting with only generalized lymphadenopathy who was diagnosed with acute toxoplasmosis. We present the case of a patient presenting with generalized lymphadenopathy diagnosed as having acute toxoplasmosis. As there are already many examples in the literature detailing the history of toxoplasmosis, this case report is intended to reinforce the clinician’s knowledge of the disease and its presentation, especially given its prevalence and the potential consequences of infection.
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