Cerebral toxoplasmosis

Discussion:

Toxoplasmosis is an opportunistic infection in patients who are immunocompromised, either due to induced immunosuppression after organ transplantation, like in this case or due to HIV/AIDS. It is caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, and usually as reactivation of latent infection. A significant proportion of the population has a latent infection (seropositive for the parasite). Cats are the definitive hosts for the parasite. Primary CNS lymphoma is an important differential diagnosis, especially if the lesion is solitary.

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