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A CASE OF NEUROLOGICAL TOXOPLASMOSIS IN THE ADULT WITH FOCAL MANIFESTATIONS
Author(s) -
SINGH B. N.,
TAYLOR D. E. M.,
EYRE K. E. D.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
australasian annals of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0571-9283
DOI - 10.1111/imj.1968.17.3.261
Subject(s) - toxoplasmosis , medicine , pyrimethamine , serology , toxoplasma gondii , central nervous system , sulfadiazine , pathology , pediatrics , immunology , antibiotics , malaria , biology , antibody , microbiology and biotechnology , plasmodium falciparum
Summary A case of neurological toxoplasmosis in a man aged 48 years who presented with focal symptoms and signs is described. The diagnosis was considered on the basis of persistent cerebro‐spinal fluid abnormalities—and confirmed by appropriate serological tests. The infection appeared to be confined to the central nervous system. Treatment with pyrimethamine and sulphadiazine led to the resolution of the infection. It is emphasized that neurological involvement with acquired toxoplasmosis in the adult may not be as rare an entity as is generally believed, and the diagnosis should be considered in cases of obscure meningitis with or without focal features.