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Toxoplasmosis

Symptoms: In non-immunosuppressed people: mild febrile illness resembling mononucleosis enlarged lymph nodes in the head and neck headache sore throat muscle pain In congenital infection: central nervous system disorders enlarged liver or spleen rash, fever, jaundice, anemia inflammation of the retina of the eye psychomotor and learning disorders (may not appear until later) Text Continues Below In an immunosuppressed person: brain lesions are associated with fever, headache, confusion, seizures, and abnormal neurological findings retinal inflammation causing blurred vision Signs and tests: Tests to determine infection or presence of cysts: serologic titers for toxoplasmosis MRI of head cranial CT scan brain biopsy slit lamp examination reveals characteristic retinal lesions

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