Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1991 May;115(5):459-63. Unique Identifier :
Encephalitis due to the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii has emerged as a
common cause of central nervous system disease in patients with acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome. Extraneural disease is less common and more
difficult to diagnose. We report a case of widely disseminated
toxoplasmosis that presented as acute gastrointestinal and pulmonary
disease in a patient without a prior diagnosis of acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome. The diagnosis of toxoplasmosis was made only
at autopsy. Antemortem diagnosis of disseminated T gondii infection
requires a high degree of clinical suspicion and the prompt utilization
of appropriate diagnostic testing. Since toxoplasmosis is a potentially
treatable opportunistic infection, diagnosis allows the swift
institution of anti-Toxoplasma therapy.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Acute Disease Adult
Case Report Diagnosis, Differential Gastrointestinal
Diseases/*DIAGNOSIS Human Lung Diseases/*DIAGNOSIS Male
Toxoplasmosis/COMPLICATIONS/*DIAGNOSIS/PATHOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE