08-27-2017, 06:57 PM
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Why should pregnant women be concerned?
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Why should pregnant women be concerned?
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This is the reservoir of what agent? - goodman
This is the reservoir of what agent? - goodman
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This is the reservoir of what agent? - goodman
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08-28-2017, 08:23 AM
Looks like a cat. Toxoplasmosis in pregnant patients leading to congenital tox in the fetus.
08-28-2017, 12:59 PM
Very good.
In Toxoplasmosis (transplacental transmission), w/primary infection via consumption of raw meat or contact with cat feces
08-28-2017, 01:03 PM
What is the association of Toxoplasmosis to AIDS pts?
08-28-2017, 01:11 PM
What is the treatment approach of Toxoplasmosis in the AIDS pt?
08-28-2017, 02:04 PM
Its one of the TORCH infections. Has intracranial ring enhancing lesions, chorioretinitis, hepatosplenomegaly, jaundice. Treatment Pyrimethamine plus sulfadiazine and folate for 4-8weeks. Transplacental is usually handling cat feces. Tox is a reactivation of a primary infection in AIDS due to immunosuppression. I felt your question is more on the lines for those taking step2/3?
08-28-2017, 02:48 PM
Step 1 associations. @bensha This question is from robin's
A 20-year-old, HIV-positive man has had a decreased level of consciousness for the past week. He now experiences a seizure. On physical examination, his temperature is 37.6°C. MRI of the brain shows several 1- to 3-cm, ring-enhancing lesions in the cerebral gray matter bilaterally. A stereotaxic biopsy is performed. What pathologic finding is most likely to be present on microscopic examination of the biopsy specimen? A. Large atypical lymphocytes B. Budding cells with pseudohyphae C. Spongiform encephalopathy D. Toxoplasma pseudocysts E. Metastatic squamous cell carcinoma |
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