TB Research

New-Onset Cervical Lymphadenopathy in a Patient Undergoing Treatment of Pulmonary <i>Mycobacterium avium</i> Complex Infection: Toxoplasmosis Lymphadenitis

Chia‐Yu Chiu, Amara Sarwal, Peter Yangga, Dasol Kang, Addi Feinstein

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases · 2020-09

Abstract

Immunocompetent hosts with toxoplasmosis are usually asymptomatic. However, T. gondii can present as an acute systemic infection. Symptomatic patients usually have a benign, self-limited course that typically lasts from a few weeks to months. Herein, we present a 66-year-old immunocompetent female who developed dysphagia and new-onset cervical lymphadenopathy during pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex treatment.

MeSH terms

  • Medicine
  • Asymptomatic
  • Toxoplasmosis
  • Cervical lymphadenopathy
  • Mediastinal lymphadenopathy
  • Mycobacterium
  • Dysphagia
  • Pulmonary infection
  • Dermatology
  • Immunocompetence
  • Toxoplasma gondii
  • Pathology
  • Immunology