Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2010
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.
Keywords
Parasitology(Medical Parasitology), Diagnostics(Molecular Diagnosis and Recombinant Antigens), Virology (Molecular Characterisation and Epidemiology)
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
Tropical Biomedicine
Volume
27
Issue
3
Additional Information
Fong, M. Y. Wong, K. T. Rohela, M. Tan, L. H. Adeeba, K. Lee, Y. Y. Lau, Y. L.