Toxoplasmosis of the bladder: case report and review of the literature.
Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular parasite that is responsible for an asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic lymphadenopathy syndrome, which in the immunocompromised host can be life threatening. Toxoplasmosis commonly affects the central nervous system. Genitourinary involvement is uncommon with reported cases limited to Toxoplasma orchitis and the nephrotic syndrome. To our knowledge we report the first case of toxoplasmosis of the bladder as an intravesical mass without central nervous system or other organ involvement in a young man with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Gluckman
G R
GR
Department of Urology, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco 94143-0738.
Werboff
L H
LH
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000469:parasitology*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*