Neurotoxoplasmosis mimicking primary brain malignancy
Author(s) -
Jayesh Patel,
Melissa L. Swee
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
idcases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.319
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2214-2509
DOI - 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00767
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , brain biopsy , toxoplasmosis , lesion , solid organ , toxoplasma gondii , biopsy , pathology , organ transplantation , radiology , transplantation , surgery , antibody , immunology
Toxoplasma gondii infection is an uncommon and potentially life-threatening condition in immunocompromised patients in the setting of solid organ transplantation. We present the case of cerebral toxoplasmosis which presented as a solitary intracranial space-occupying lesion in a patient who received a combined kidney and pancreas transplant more than twenty years ago. Initially, the lesion was considered as a primary brain malignancy based on brain imaging but surprisingly the brain biopsy led to the correct diagnosis.
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