Ocular toxoplasmosis is commonly attributed to prenatally acquired (congenital) infection unless there is clear evidence that infection was acquired postnatally. We challenge this view by comparing the risks of ocular disease caused by prenatal and postnatal toxoplasmosis. As the history, clinical appearances, and serological findings associated with the two aetiologies are frequently indisting...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the neurodevelopmental and ocular outcome of a continuous retrospective series of fetal toxoplasmosis infections for which prenatal ultrasound (US) follow-up revealed abnormal cerebral findings without associated ventriculomegaly. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed all cases of proven fetal Toxoplasma gondii infection with fetal cerebral anomalies at US ex...

Cerebral toxoplasmosis is one of the frequent opportunistic infections central nervous system Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) patients in presence Toxoplasma Gondii infection. In Indonesia, incidence HIV with cerebral 45%. This study was done to determine demographic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics at Haji Adam Malik Hospital, Medan, based on medical record data 2022. The total sam...

We present the pathological findings in a case of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in a patient with no known risk factor. Postmortem examination showed klebsiella lung abscess, generalised cytomegalovirus infection, cerebral toxoplasmosis, and a primary cerebral lymphoma. An additional feature was the presence of dilatation of the intrahepatic large bile ducts in association with an a...

Question Congenital toxoplasmosis is a dangerous fetal infection. Why is routine screening for Toxoplasma gondii infection during pregnancy not available for most Canadians? Answer Low prevalence of the infection, high cost associated with testing, low sensitivity of screening tests, false-positive test results, and limitations of treatment effectiveness are all cited as reasons for not routine...

A patient who was treated for 11 years with cytotoxic drugs for Hodgkin's disease developed cerebral toxoplasmosis. Discrete lesions including an occipital abscess were visualized in the brain by computerized tomography (CT). This permitted a brain biopsy to be taken but the appearances were non-specific. At post-mortem pseudocysts of Toxoplasma gondii were found in several sites within the CNS...

The computed tomographic appearance of three cases of cerebral toxoplasmosis is described. Two of the patients were children with Hodgkin disease and the third was an adult with systemic lupus erythematosus. All patients were severely immunosuppressed. Computed tomography showed single or multiple hypodense rounded areas with peripheral annular contrast enhancement, suggesting pyogenic cerebral...