Toxoplasmic chorioretinitis and hepatic granulomas

Am J Gastroenterol. 1990 Oct;85(10):1418-20.

Abstract

A 71-yr-old male presented with a 2-month history of fever, malaise, and weight loss. Physical exam revealed chorioretinitis. Laboratory studies were notable for elevated levels of alkaline phosphatase, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, aspartate transaminase, and alanine transaminase. Immunoglobulin G antibody to Toxoplasma gondii was positive to a dilution of 1:4096, whereas serologic studies for hepatitis A virus, hepatitis B virus, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, human immunodeficiency virus, Brucella, and Tularemia were negative. A percutaneous biopsy of the liver revealed hepatic granulomas. Culture of the biopsy specimen was negative for growth of mycobacteria or fungi. Spontaneous improvement in clinical and laboratory parameters occurred over a 4-month period.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Chorioretinitis / complications*
  • Granuloma / complications*
  • Humans
  • Liver Diseases / complications*
  • Male
  • Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / complications*