A Patient With Toxoplasmosis as a Cause of Submental Lymphadenopathy
| Autor: | Francesco Freni, Federico Sireci, Marco Cicciù, Rocco Bruno, Francesco Galletti, Francesco Martines |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Sireci F., Bruno R., Martines F., Freni F., Cicciu M., Galletti F. |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Neck mass Lymphadenopathy Facial lymphadenopathy oral disease toxoplasmosis Toxoplasmosi Infectious disease specialist 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Biopsy medicine Edema Humans Medical history Facial lymphadenopathy 030223 otorhinolaryngology Lymph node medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Oral disease 030206 dentistry General Medicine medicine.disease Dermatology Toxoplasmosis Settore MED/32 - Audiologia Submental lymphadenopathy Settore MED/31 - Otorinolaringoiatria medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Needle biopsy Surgery Female medicine.symptom business Neck Human |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of craniofacial surgery. 30(4) |
| ISSN: | 1536-3732 |
| Popis: | Submental mass secondary to toxoplasmosis is a rare condition and physicians rarely consider its diagnosis. The presented case reports a 43-year-old woman referred with a constant, painless, edema located in the submental area for 2 weeks. Diagnosis of toxoplasmosis was established by the positive serological finding after an accurate medical history of the infectious disease specialist (the patient had eaten raw meat). The patient underwent antimicrobial therapy with resolution of lymphadenopathy. According to review of literature, the article aims to remind clinicians, maxillofacial surgeons, and otolaryngologists that a neck mass can be related to the infectious cause with involving of lymph node like as toxoplasmosis. Therefore, a serological diagnosis should be considered before moving to needle biopsy or excisional biopsy of neck mass. |
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