Abstract
We report a case with problematic histopathological diagnosis of cerebral toxoplasmosis because of the patient's unsuspected HIV status, the clinico-radiological impression of metastatic malignancy, and the compounded difficulty of identifying the typical T. gondii organisms in frozen section material. However, this case highlights the need to always contemplate a non-neoplastic infective cause as the basis for observed necrosis in brain biopsies, regardless of the clinical suspicion under which the histopathological examination has been requested.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | S94-S94 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Pathology |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | SUPP. 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- Toxoplasma gondii