Cutaneous manifestations of toxoplasmosis.
Toxoplasmosis is a common, largely asymptomatic infection. Early reports of acquired disease noted frequent dermatologic manifestations, whereas recent reviews of toxoplasmosis stress the lymphadenopathic presentation of the disease. We report the case of a patient with acute toxoplasmosis associated with a prominent macular and papular rash involving the palms and soles. We have reviewed the literature on dermatologic manifestations of acute acquired toxoplasmosis to underscore the importance of considering toxoplasmosis in the differential diagnosis of febrile illnesses with varied dermatologic presentations.
Mawhorter
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Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio 44109.
Effron
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D
Blinkhorn
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Spagnuolo
P J
PJ
D000208:Acute Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004890:Erythema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005334:Fever; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*