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| A Toxoplasmic Lymphadenitis Case of a 39-year-old Male in Korea |
| Duk Woo Park, Jae Myung Kang, In Kim, Sang Hyun park, Nam Joong Kim, Yang Woo Kim, Jun Hee Woo, Jiso Ryu, Mi na Kim*, EunSil Yu**, Ho Woo Nam*** |
| Division of Infectious Diseases. Department oof Internal medicine, Clinical Pathology*, Pathology**, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University College of Medicine. Depatment of Parasitology***, Catholic University College of Medicine, Seoul |
Vol.20 Num.1 (p55~62)
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In Korea, Toxoplasmic lymphadenitis cases were reported infrequently and previous reports were considered to be due to the ingestion of raw pork and needle stick in the laboratory. A 38-year-old male was hospitalized because of cervical lymphadenopathy after traveling in the United States. Anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies (Ig G/Ig M) were strongly positive by enzyme-linked fluorescence assay(ELFA), and the lymph node biopsy showed diffuse cortical and paracortical follicular hyperplasia and small clusters of epithelioid cells in the germinal centers. The lymphadenopathy subsided 4 Months later without medication of anti-parasitic agents. It is suggested to be a case of acute infection acquired during traveling in the United States. |
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Keywords : Toxoplasma gondii, Lymphadenophathy |
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