2013/02/07 by Stefan Zimmermann, Eva Hadaschik, Alexander H. Dalpke +6 · 1 citation
Immunology and Microbiology · Medicine · #Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies #Rabies epidemiology and control #Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments #Toxoplasmosis #Aplastic anemia #Medicine #Toxoplasma gondii #Pathology #Dermatology #Virology #Immunology #Antibody #Bone marrow
paper · pdf · doi:10.1128/jcm.02851-12
openalex publication_date 2013/02/07 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
A 60-year-old patient with aplastic anemia presented with vesicular varicella-like skin lesions on her face, arms, legs, back, and abdomen. However, diagnosis for herpetic infection was negative. Findings of a skin biopsy led to a tentative histologic diagnosis of toxoplasmosis, and infection with Toxoplasma gondii was confirmed by immunohistochemistry and PCR. Cutaneous toxoplasmosis is a rare finding in immunocompromised patients and might mimic other infectious diseases, and vesicular lesions associated with toxoplasmosis have not been reported previously.