Two Cases of Cervical Lymphadenitis by Toxoplasma

Abstract

Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii. Acute toxoplasmosis is usually asymptomatic in immunocompetent hosts, but some people suffer from influen-za-like symptoms, fever, headache, and fatigue. The most common manifestation of toxoplasmosis in immunocompetent hosts is cervical lymphadenitis. The typical histology find-ings of toxoplasma lymphadenitis are found by a core needle biopsy. This paper reports two cases of toxoplasma lymphadenitis with a review of the clinical features, diagnostic method, and treatment of toxoplasmosis.