Acquired Toxoplasmosis Presenting with a Brainstem Granuloma in an Immunocompetent Adolescent.
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2016-02
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Background: Toxoplasmosis is an uncommon disease in immunocompetent people. Case characteristics: We report an adolescent boy with central nervous system toxoplasmosis who presented with progressive lower cranial nerve palsies and a ring-enhancing lesion on neuroimaging. Intervention: Diagnosis of toxoplasmosis was confirmed on histopathology of the excised lesion. Message: Toxoplasmosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of focal brain lesions irrespective of immune status.
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Immuno-deficiency, Ring-enhancing lesion, TORCH infection
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Nitin Manwani, K Ravikumar, V Viswanathan, *Santosh Mohan Rao and Anita Mahadevan. Acquired Toxoplasmosis Presenting with a Brainstem Granuloma in an Immunocompetent Adolescent. Indian Pediatrics. 2016 Feb; 53(2): 159-161.