Unusual manifestation of cutaneous toxoplasmosis in a HIV-positive patient

Fong, M.Y. and Wong, K.T. and Rohela, M. and Tan, L.H. and Adeeba, K. and Lee, Y.Y. and Lau, Y.L. (2010) Unusual manifestation of cutaneous toxoplasmosis in a HIV-positive patient. Tropical Biomedicine, 27 (3). pp. 447-450. ISSN 0127-5720,

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Abstract

We report a case of unusual cutaneous toxoplasmosis manifestation in a HIV-positive patient. He presented with hard and painful nodular lesions on the arms, hands and chest. Serology tests for anti-Toxoplasma antibody were negative. However, histopathologic examination of the lesion revealed foci of macrophages containing crescent-shaped organisms resembling the zoites of the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Ultrastructure examination under electron microscopy and PCR confirmed the organism as T. gondii.

Item Type:	Article
Funders:	UNSPECIFIED
Additional Information:	Fong, M. Y. Wong, K. T. Rohela, M. Tan, L. H. Adeeba, K. Lee, Y. Y. Lau, Y. L.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Parasitology(Medical Parasitology),Diagnostics(Molecular Diagnosis and Recombinant Antigens),Virology (Molecular Characterisation and Epidemiology)
Subjects:	R Medicine
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine
Depositing User:	Prof. Dr. Mun Yik Fong
Date Deposited:	21 Feb 2012 03:48
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2014 05:48
URI:	http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/2724

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