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Neurotoxoplasmosis in the Immunocompetent: A Rare Occurrence
Cerebral toxoplasmosis is a rare condition that predominantly affects immunocompromised people and is relatively uncommon in immunocompetent individuals. Acute toxoplasmosis primarily presents with focal and diffuse neurological signs and symptoms depending on the site of the lesion, the degree of l...
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2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10134001/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37123766 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36782 |
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author | Khalid, Saad Memon, Shehzeen F Jumani, Laraib Memon, Shahzeb A Siddiqui, Mishal S |
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description | Cerebral toxoplasmosis is a rare condition that predominantly affects immunocompromised people and is relatively uncommon in immunocompetent individuals. Acute toxoplasmosis primarily presents with focal and diffuse neurological signs and symptoms depending on the site of the lesion, the degree of local damage, and the severity of inflammation. In this report, we present a case of cerebral toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent adult female who presented with an altered level of consciousness, fever, headache, and shortness of breath. This case highlights the diagnostic challenges that may arise when dealing with patients who have a wide range of clinical manifestations. |
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spelling | pubmed-101340012023-04-28 Neurotoxoplasmosis in the Immunocompetent: A Rare Occurrence Khalid, Saad Memon, Shehzeen F Jumani, Laraib Memon, Shahzeb A Siddiqui, Mishal S Cureus Internal Medicine Cerebral toxoplasmosis is a rare condition that predominantly affects immunocompromised people and is relatively uncommon in immunocompetent individuals. Acute toxoplasmosis primarily presents with focal and diffuse neurological signs and symptoms depending on the site of the lesion, the degree of local damage, and the severity of inflammation. In this report, we present a case of cerebral toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent adult female who presented with an altered level of consciousness, fever, headache, and shortness of breath. This case highlights the diagnostic challenges that may arise when dealing with patients who have a wide range of clinical manifestations. Cureus 2023-03-28 /pmc/articles/PMC10134001/ /pubmed/37123766 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36782 Text en Copyright © 2023, Khalid et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Internal Medicine Khalid, Saad Memon, Shehzeen F Jumani, Laraib Memon, Shahzeb A Siddiqui, Mishal S Neurotoxoplasmosis in the Immunocompetent: A Rare Occurrence |
title | Neurotoxoplasmosis in the Immunocompetent: A Rare Occurrence |
title_full | Neurotoxoplasmosis in the Immunocompetent: A Rare Occurrence |
title_fullStr | Neurotoxoplasmosis in the Immunocompetent: A Rare Occurrence |
title_full_unstemmed | Neurotoxoplasmosis in the Immunocompetent: A Rare Occurrence |
title_short | Neurotoxoplasmosis in the Immunocompetent: A Rare Occurrence |
title_sort | neurotoxoplasmosis in the immunocompetent: a rare occurrence |
topic | Internal Medicine |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10134001/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37123766 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36782 |
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