Toxoplasmosis: management
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Toxoplasmosis: management. Serology, Culture, Polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Parasite identification
- Serology
- Culture
- Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Computed tomography (CT) scan
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): features
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Radiological differentials: cerebral lymphoma
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Radiological differentials: others
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Prevention
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Drug treatments
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Drug prophylaxis in immunosuppressed people
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References
- Dzikowiec M, Góralska K, Błaszkowska J. Neuroinvasions caused by parasites. Ann Parasitol 2017; 63:243–253.
- Furtado JM, Smith JR, Belfort R Jr, Gattey D, Winthrop KL. Toxoplasmosis: a global threat. J Glob Infect Dis 2011; 3:281-284.
- Saadatnia G, Golkar M. A review on human toxoplasmosis. Scand J Infect Dis 2012; 44:805-814.
- Ramachandran R, Radhan P, Anand R, Subramanian I, Santosham R, Sai V. CNS toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent individual. Radiol Case Rep 2015; 9:e00031.
- Kumar GG, Mahadevan A, Guruprasad AS, et al. Eccentric target sign in cerebral toxoplasmosis: neuropathological correlate to the imaging feature. J Magn Reson Imaging 2010; 31:1469-1472.
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