Toxoplasmosis - Revision history

Aganapathy: /* Background */

2018-01-28T09:28:10Z

Background

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	==Background==		==Background==
	*Most common cause of focal encephalitis in patients with AIDS		*Most common cause of focal encephalitis in patients with AIDS
			*Risk at CD4 < 100 and not on prophylaxis

	==Clinical Features==		==Clinical Features==

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Evaluation

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	==Evaluation==		==Evaluation==
	*Head CT without contrast		*[[Head CT]] without contrast
	**Shows multiple subcortical lesions with predilection for basal ganglia		**Shows multiple subcortical lesions with predilection for basal ganglia
	**Contrast usually not needed; if obtained, will show ring enhancing lesions		**Contrast usually not needed; if obtained, will show ring enhancing lesions

2016-09-13T01:22:54Z

Evaluation

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	==Evaluation==		==Evaluation==
	*[[Head]] CT without contrast		*Head CT without contrast
	**Shows multiple subcortical lesions with predilection for basal ganglia		**Shows multiple subcortical lesions with predilection for basal ganglia
	**Contrast usually not needed; if obtained, will show ring enhancing lesions		**Contrast usually not needed; if obtained, will show ring enhancing lesions

2016-07-31T13:03:35Z

Text replacement - "AMS" to "altered mental status"

2016-07-26T12:38:58Z

Text replacement - "==Diagnosis==" to "==Evaluation=="

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	{{HIV associated conditions}}		{{HIV associated conditions}}

	==~~Diagnosis~~==		==Evaluation==
	*[[Head]] CT without contrast		*[[Head]] CT without contrast
	**Shows multiple subcortical lesions with predilection for basal ganglia		**Shows multiple subcortical lesions with predilection for basal ganglia

2016-07-14T00:15:59Z

Text replacement - " w/ " to " with "

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	==Diagnosis==		==Diagnosis==
	*[[Head]] CT without contrast		*[[Head]] CT without contrast
	**Shows multiple subcortical lesions w/ predilection for basal ganglia		**Shows multiple subcortical lesions with predilection for basal ganglia
	**Contrast usually not needed; if obtained, will show ring enhancing lesions		**Contrast usually not needed; if obtained, will show ring enhancing lesions
	*[[CSF]]		*[[CSF]]

2016-07-09T12:47:46Z

Text replacement - "==Treatment==" to "==Management=="

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	*Serology not generally helpful since antibodies common in general population		*Serology not generally helpful since antibodies common in general population

	==~~Treatment~~==		==Management==

	===[[Antibiotics]]===		===[[Antibiotics]]===

2015-12-12T01:09:15Z

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	*[[CSF]]		*[[CSF]]
	**Helpful but high rate of false negatives		**Helpful but high rate of false negatives
			*Serology not generally helpful since antibodies common in general population

	==Treatment==		==Treatment==

2015-08-01T10:35:47Z

Differential Diagnosis

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	**Characteristic inflammatory appearance with isodense exudate filling basal cisterns		**Characteristic inflammatory appearance with isodense exudate filling basal cisterns
	*[[Fungal infection]]		*[[Fungal infection]]

			{{HIV associated conditions}}

	==Diagnosis==		==Diagnosis==

2015-05-20T15:42:30Z

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