Unusual manifestation of cutaneous toxoplasmosis in a HIV-positive patient

M. Y. Fong; K. T. Wong; M. Rohela; L. H. Tan; K. Adeeba; Y. Y. Lee; Y. L. Lau

Unusual manifestation of cutaneous toxoplasmosis in a HIV-positive patient

M. Y. Fong, K. T. Wong, M. Rohela, L. H. Tan, K. Adeeba, Y. Y. Lee, Y. L. Lau

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Abstract

We report a case of unusual cutaneous toxoplasmosis manifestation in a HIVpositive patient. He presented with hard and painful nodular lesions on the arms, hands and chest. Serology tests for anti-Toxoplasma antibody were negative. However, histopathologic examination of the lesion revealed foci of macrophages containing crescent-shaped organisms resembling the zoites of the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Ultrastructure examination under electron microscopy and PCR confirmed the organism as T. gondii.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	447-450
Number of pages	4
Journal	Tropical Biomedicine
Volume	27
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - Dec 2010
Externally published	Yes

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Unusual manifestation of cutaneous toxoplasmosis in a HIV-positive patient

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