Disseminated toxoplasmosis as a cause of diarrhea.
Disseminated toxoplasmosis in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is often a central nervous system disease but may be seen as myocarditis or pneumonitis. Toxoplasmic colitis is a rarity. We report a case of toxoplasma colitis in a patient with diarrhea and hypokalemia. The microorganisms were identified in the colonic mucosa on H&E sections and confirmed by immunoperoxidase study.
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Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston 77030, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D003092:Colitis / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology; D003106:Colon / Q000469:parasitology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D006321:Heart / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000209:etiology; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology