2.1 Oh Hi, Iz Makin Sum Toxo: Toxoplasma gondii
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Diagnosis: Serology [doesn't indicate active infection] or biopsy looking for intramuscular cysts
Diagnosis of toxo?
Ring enhancing lesions in T gondii while lymphoma is just usually a single lesion Brain biopsy
How can you differentiate between CNS toxoplasmosis encephalitis and CNS lymphoma?
-Consumption of raw or undercooked meat with toxo tissue cysts -Ingesting water or vegetables that are contaminated with oocytes shed in the feces of infected animals -Transplacental if mother is first infected with Toxo during pregnancy
Transmission of Toxoplasmosis
Congenital Toxoplasmosis: Chorioretinitis Hydrocephalis Intracranial calcifications
What is the congenital toxoplasmosis triad?
