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A Patient With Toxoplasmosis as a Cause of Submental Lymphadenopathy.
Francesco FreniFederico SireciMarco CicciùRocco BrunoFrancesco GallettiFrancesco Martinessubject
Adultmedicine.medical_specialtyNeck massLymphadenopathyFacial lymphadenopathy oral disease toxoplasmosisToxoplasmosiInfectious disease specialist03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineBiopsymedicineEdemaHumansMedical historyFacial lymphadenopathy030223 otorhinolaryngologyLymph nodemedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryOral disease030206 dentistryGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseDermatologyToxoplasmosisSettore MED/32 - AudiologiaSubmental lymphadenopathySettore MED/31 - Otorinolaringoiatriamedicine.anatomical_structureOtorhinolaryngologyNeedle biopsySurgeryFemalemedicine.symptombusinessNeckToxoplasmosisHumandescription
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.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-01 | The Journal of craniofacial surgery |