Toxoplasmic Lymphadenitis of the Head and Neck Region.
10.3342/kjorl-hns.2015.58.5.341
- Author:
Inn Chul NAM
1
;
Young Jin CHO
;
Beom Cho JUN
;
Kwang Jae CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. entckj@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cervical lymphadenitis;
Parotid;
Toxoplasmosis
- MeSH:
Head*;
Lymphadenitis*;
Lymphatic Diseases;
Natural History;
Neck*;
Protozoan Infections;
Toxoplasma;
Toxoplasmosis
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2015;58(5):341-343
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Toxoplasmosis is a ubiquitous protozoan infection caused by coccidian Toxoplasma gondii. In an immunocompetent host, the primary infection is generally oligosymptomatic and self-limiting. Fewer than 10% of infected subjects are symptomatic, with lymphadenopathy as the most frequent clinical finding. Here, two cases of Toxoplasmic lymphadenitis are reported for otolaryngologists to consider the clinical findings and natural history aspects of this infection.
