Toxoplasmosis
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Toxoplasmosis is a common worldwide parasitic disease caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. It is usually an asymptomatic infection, but it is related with several sequelae when acquired in-utero or related with cerebral abscesses due to its reactivation in immunocompromised patients (e.g. HIV/AIDS).
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Epidemiology
25-30% of the world's population is estimated to be infected by T. gondii, with a large range of prevalence between countries (from 10 to 80%) 1.
Clinical presentation
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Patients typically present with fever, headache, and malaise. They may later develop personality change and seizures.
Pathology
Human infection can be caused either by 1:
- directly from feline faeces
- ingestion of tissue cysts in infected meat (consumed raw or uncooked)
- ingestion of soil, water, or food contaminated with sporulated oocysts derived from the environment
Radiographic features
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History and etymology
The parasite was first described by Charles Nicolle and Louis Manceaux in 1909 2.
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