Toxoplasmosis mimicking a brain abscess in an adult with treated scleroderma.
Toxoplasmosis was found in a 41-year-old man whose presenting symptoms suggested the presence of a presenting symptoms suggested the presence of a space-occupying cerebral lesion and meningitis. The diagnosis was confirmed histologically and serologically. Sulfisoxazole and pyrimethamine therapy resulted in resolution of the meningitis within 2 weeks, but no significant clinical change was otherwise observed. The pathology and epidemiology of similar cases are reviewed.
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate; D003520:Cyclophosphamide